Question 1

An advantage of materials recovery facilities (MRFs)is that they

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A)  encourage a large throughput of garbage. 
B)  have high operation and maintenance costs. 
C)  produce toxic ash that must be disposed. 
D)  can emit large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane. 
E)  recover valuable materials for resale. 
A)  encourage a large throughput of garbage. 
B)  have high operation and maintenance costs. 
C)  produce toxic ash that must be disposed. 
D)  can emit large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane. 
E)  recover valuable materials for resale.

Question 2

The U.S.population would be more likely to accept higher gasoline taxes if the government would

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A)  raise parking fees. 
B)  charge tolls on all roads and bridges. 
C)  build more roads. 
D)  reduce or shift taxes from income and wages to offset the higher gasoline taxes. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  raise parking fees. 
B)  charge tolls on all roads and bridges. 
C)  build more roads. 
D)  reduce or shift taxes from income and wages to offset the higher gasoline taxes. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 3

All of the following are called for by the grassroots movement for environmental justice except

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A)  NIMBY (Not In My Backyard). 
B)  protection from environmental hazards regardless of race, gender, age, income, social class or any political factors. 
C)  opposing hazardous waste landfills, deep-disposal wells, and incinerators. 
D)  getting serious about pollution prevention. 
E)  demanding sparser distribution of unwanted industries and waste facilities. 
A)  NIMBY (Not In My Backyard). 
B)  protection from environmental hazards regardless of race, gender, age, income, social class or any political factors. 
C)  opposing hazardous waste landfills, deep-disposal wells, and incinerators. 
D)  getting serious about pollution prevention. 
E)  demanding sparser distribution of unwanted industries and waste facilities.

Question 4

The top priority in a pollution prevention approach to solid waste would be

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A)  recycling. 
B)  reusing. 
C)  reducing. 
D)  burning. 
E)  burying. 
A)  recycling. 
B)  reusing. 
C)  reducing. 
D)  burning. 
E)  burying.

Question 5

The core idea of ____________________ is that a variety of strategies are used to deal with the wastes we produce.

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integrated

Question 6

____ waste makes up more than 75% of the total waste that scientists have distinguished as recyclable.

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A)  household 
B)  postconsumer 
C)  primary or closed-loop 
D)  pre-consumer 
E)  secondary 
A)  household 
B)  postconsumer 
C)  primary or closed-loop 
D)  pre-consumer 
E)  secondary

Question 7

Deep-well injections,materials-recovery facilities,waste-to-energy incinerators and sanitary landfills are all output approaches to waste management that encourages waste production.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compost can be applied to

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A)  eroded hillsides. 
B)  over-grazed areas. 
C)  roadway medians. 
D)  gardens. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  eroded hillsides. 
B)  over-grazed areas. 
C)  roadway medians. 
D)  gardens. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 9

The U.S.Congress has enacted regulations that oversee the disposal of harmful chemicals found in many homes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The disadvantages of urbanization may include all of the following except

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A)  high resource input and high pollution output 
B)  concentrate pollution because of high population densities 
C)  cities are centers of education and technological advances 
D)  water problems 
E)  they create heat islands that affect local climates 
A)  high resource input and high pollution output 
B)  concentrate pollution because of high population densities 
C)  cities are centers of education and technological advances 
D)  water problems 
E)  they create heat islands that affect local climates

Question 11

All of the following would characterize a waste-prevention system except

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A)  using returnable bottles. 
B)  putting yard wastes into landfills. 
C)  taxing gas-guzzling cars and throwaway products. 
D)  reading magazines and newspapers online 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  using returnable bottles. 
B)  putting yard wastes into landfills. 
C)  taxing gas-guzzling cars and throwaway products. 
D)  reading magazines and newspapers online 
E)  all of these answers

Question 12

Which of the following statements about disposal of hazardous wastes is false?

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A)  Waste disposal firms in the United States and other industrialized nations have shipped hazardous wastes to other countries. 
B)  Most legal U.S. exports of hazardous waste go to Argentina and Panama. 
C)  The U.S. National Academy of Sciences established three levels of priorities for dealing with hazardous wastes. 
D)  The first priority for dealing with hazardous waste is to produce less of it. 
E)  Waste disposal firms can charge high prices for picking up hazardous wastes. 
A)  Waste disposal firms in the United States and other industrialized nations have shipped hazardous wastes to other countries. 
B)  Most legal U.S. exports of hazardous waste go to Argentina and Panama. 
C)  The U.S. National Academy of Sciences established three levels of priorities for dealing with hazardous wastes. 
D)  The first priority for dealing with hazardous waste is to produce less of it. 
E)  Waste disposal firms can charge high prices for picking up hazardous wastes.

Question 13

Urban sprawl is the product of affordable land,automobiles,cheap gasoline and poor urban planning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 2002,the parliament of which country enacted a law that by 2020 will ban all chemicals that are persistent and can bioaccumulate in living tissue?

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A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Denmark 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Denmark

Question 15

List two environmental and two economic undesirable consequences of urban sprawl.

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Undesirable environmental cons

Question 16

Three out of four Americans drive to work alone every day.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The amount of solid waste produced in the United States would fill a convoy of garbage trucks stretching around the world almost

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A)  2 times. 
B)  4 times. 
C)  6 times. 
D)  8 times. 
E)  10 times. 
A)  2 times. 
B)  4 times. 
C)  6 times. 
D)  8 times. 
E)  10 times.

Question 18

Worldwide,there are 18 megacities or megalopolises with more than 10 million people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Tires being shredded and converted into surfacing for public roads is an example of ____________________.

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The answer of Tires being shredded and converted into surfacing...

Question 20

Reuse is a way to reduce solid waste and save money. What are five individual strategies you use frequently to reuse used items? Where can you improve?

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An advantage of materials recovery facilities (MRFs)is that they

The U.S.population would be more likely to accept higher gasoline taxes if the government would

All of the following are called for by the grassroots movement for environmental justice except

The top priority in a pollution prevention approach to solid waste would be

The core idea of ____________________ is that a variety of strategies are used to deal with the wastes we produce.

____ waste makes up more than 75% of the total waste that scientists have distinguished as recyclable.

Deep-well injections,materials-recovery facilities,waste-to-energy incinerators and sanitary landfills are all output approaches to waste management that encourages waste production.

Compost can be applied to

The U.S.Congress has enacted regulations that oversee the disposal of harmful chemicals found in many homes.

The disadvantages of urbanization may include all of the following except

All of the following would characterize a waste-prevention system except

Which of the following statements about disposal of hazardous wastes is false?

Urban sprawl is the product of affordable land,automobiles,cheap gasoline and poor urban planning.

In 2002,the parliament of which country enacted a law that by 2020 will ban all chemicals that are persistent and can bioaccumulate in living tissue?

List two environmental and two economic undesirable consequences of urban sprawl.

Three out of four Americans drive to work alone every day.

The amount of solid waste produced in the United States would fill a convoy of garbage trucks stretching around the world almost

Worldwide,there are 18 megacities or megalopolises with more than 10 million people.

Tires being shredded and converted into surfacing for public roads is an example of ____________________.

Reuse is a way to reduce solid waste and save money. What are five individual strategies you use frequently to reuse used items? Where can you improve?

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An advantage of materials recovery facilities (MRFs)is that they

The U.S.population would be more likely to accept higher gasoline taxes if the government would

All of the following are called for by the grassroots movement for environmental justice except

The top priority in a pollution prevention approach to solid waste would be

The core idea of ____________________ is that a variety of strategies are used to deal with the wastes we produce.

____ waste makes up more than 75% of the total waste that scientists have distinguished as recyclable.

Deep-well injections,materials-recovery facilities,waste-to-energy incinerators and sanitary landfills are all output approaches to waste management that encourages waste production.

Compost can be applied to

The U.S.Congress has enacted regulations that oversee the disposal of harmful chemicals found in many homes.

The disadvantages of urbanization may include all of the following except

All of the following would characterize a waste-prevention system except

Which of the following statements about disposal of hazardous wastes is false?

Urban sprawl is the product of affordable land,automobiles,cheap gasoline and poor urban planning.

In 2002,the parliament of which country enacted a law that by 2020 will ban all chemicals that are persistent and can bioaccumulate in living tissue?

List two environmental and two economic undesirable consequences of urban sprawl.

Three out of four Americans drive to work alone every day.

The amount of solid waste produced in the United States would fill a convoy of garbage trucks stretching around the world almost

Worldwide,there are 18 megacities or megalopolises with more than 10 million people.

Tires being shredded and converted into surfacing for public roads is an example of ____________________.

Reuse is a way to reduce solid waste and save money. What are five individual strategies you use frequently to reuse used items? Where can you improve?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

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Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

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