This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solid Waste – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solid Waste Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Recycling aluminum cans reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new aluminum cans from raw materials by 95%. Calculate the number of aluminum cans that can be made from recycled aluminum by using the same amount of energy as is needed to make one can from raw materials A) 10. B) 1. C) 20. D) 2. E) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20. 2. Why should we NOT place medical and chemical waste in landfills? A) It would contaminate the land and water with dangerous poisons. B) It would cause the landfills to fill up too quickly. C) It would prevent refuse from breaking down over time. D) It would contribute to global climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would contaminate the land and water with dangerous poisons. 3. Which component of a landfill is extracted and either used as fuel or burned off? A) Toxic metals. B) Clay liner. C) Methane. D) Leachate. E) Solid waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 4. Explain why is recycled paper banned for use in food containers? A) Because it creates a lot of spaces. B) Because it creates contamination. C) Because paper can be used only one time. D) Because paper is very thick and can't cover the food containers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it creates contamination. 5. Which of the following practices would help achieve source reduction? A) More packaging. B) Designing goods that last longer. C) More consumption. D) Increased use of plastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Designing goods that last longer. 6. What can be recycled into items such as fiber fillings for jackets, carpeting, benches, shower stalls, and bottles? A) Wood. B) Metal. C) Plastics. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastics. 7. Which human activity causes maximum environmental pollution both regionally and globally? A) Mining. B) Industrialization. C) Agriculture. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrialization. 8. Maria has started to compost her food scraps and leaves. This is an example of which of the following: A) Refuse. B) Reduce. C) Reuse. D) Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycle. 9. Exemplified by bees consuming nectar and carrying pollen from one flower to another. A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Predation. D) Competition. E) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 10. Every hour, ..... plastic bottles are thrown away. A) 2.5 million. B) 25, 000. C) 250. D) 2, 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2.5 million. 11. Rainwater may fall on waste and dissolved chemicals can leach into the soil and surrounding waste. What does leach mean? A) Drain. B) Parasitic organism. C) Evaporate. D) Absorb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drain. 12. Exemplified by moss growing on a tree trunk in a forest. A) Commensalism. B) Competition. C) Predation. D) Mutualism. E) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commensalism. 13. A landfill liner is made of A) Just clay. B) Clay and plastic. C) Just plastic. D) None of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clay and plastic. 14. What percent of our trash goes into landfills? A) 90. B) 25. C) 55. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 55. 15. Prevents methane from getting into the groundwater and accumulating in landfill A) Methane collection device. B) Layers of dirt. C) Impermeable liner. D) Water added to dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane collection device. 16. According to federal Recovery and Reclamation law, companies that produce hazardous waste must track and account for the waste from its creation ..... A) Until its eventual disposal. B) Until the company closes. C) Until no one is paying attention. D) Until they pass it along to someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until its eventual disposal. 17. Material that is synthetic or not able to be broken down is called ..... A) Hazardous waste. B) Non-degradable. C) Biodegradable. D) Trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-degradable. 18. What type of waste is generated by residential area, commercial businesses, and institutions? This type of waste is typically things that are no longer of use. A) Agricultural. B) Mining. C) Municipal Solid Waste. D) Industrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Municipal Solid Waste. 19. Solid waste may be categorized in three ways: A) Origin, Contents and Hazard potential. B) Domestic, inorganic and infectious. C) Collection, sorting and Disposal. D) Biodegradable, flammable and Hazardous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Origin, Contents and Hazard potential. 20. Select Which of the following is the oldest and the most common method used to dump solid wastes. A) River. B) Ocean. C) Landfill. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landfill. 21. What is the process of using food waste, other waste like paper, and yard waste to decompose and turn into usable, nutrient-rich soil? A) Recycling. B) Incinerating. C) Composting. D) Reducing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Composting. 22. Which R means to reclaim raw materials to create new products? A) Reduce. B) Recycle. C) Replenish. D) Reuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle. 23. Which type of waste is typically disposed of onsite? A) Municipal. B) Mining. C) Industrial. D) Agricultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mining. 24. Refuse collected by municipalities from households, small businesses, and institutions. A) Integrated Waste Management. B) Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). C) Leachate. D) Waste Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). 25. Which category produces the greatest amount of waste? A) Municipal. B) Industrial. C) Litter. D) Hazardous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial. 26. Producing less/reusing, recycling, and composting existing waste A) Waste Reduction. B) Waste Management. C) Waste Characterization. D) Waste Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waste Reduction. 27. Three Phases of Solid Waste Disposal: A) Storage Collection Disposal. B) Collection Storage Disposal. C) Disposal Collection Storage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storage Collection Disposal. 28. Passed in 1980 to set aside money for cleanup of hazardous waste sites A) Superfund Act. B) No Child Left Behind. C) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). D) Energy Conservation Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Superfund Act. 29. All of the following are considered to be benefits of recycling EXCEPT A) Reduction of the emission of greenhouse gasses. B) Reduction of energy used in obtaining and processing raw materials. C) Protection of biodiversity. D) Being the cheapest way to dispose of solid waste. E) Promotion of well-being around people who recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being the cheapest way to dispose of solid waste. 30. Suppose a crew of two people requires 2 minutes per stop, at which they can servicefour customers. If each customer generates 56 lb of refuse per week, how many customerscan they service if they did not have to go to the landfill, knowing that the crew has 6 productive hrs in a day? A) 1440. B) 720. C) 360. D) 180. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 720. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSolid Waste Quiz 1Solid Waste Quiz 2Solid Waste Quiz 3Solid Waste Quiz 4Solid Waste Quiz 5Solid Waste Quiz 6Solid Waste Quiz 7Solid Waste Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books