This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solid Waste – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solid Waste Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is/are environmental benefit/s of recycling aluminum? I. Reduces the effects on the land from miningII. Reduces the effects of leaching in landfillsIII. Reduces the energy required to transport and process mined ore A) I only. B) II only. C) I and II only. D) I and III only. E) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I, II, and III. 2. The movement of trash cans to the truck done by a collection crew A) Backside collection. B) Curbyard collection. C) Curbside collection. D) Backyard collection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Backyard collection. 3. What is involved with vermicomposting? A) Worms. B) Plastic. C) Methane. D) Anaerobic decomposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worms. 4. Approximately how much MSW is recovered before it enters a landfill or incinerator? A) 35%. B) 45%. C) 60%. D) 15%. E) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35%. 5. What word describes dry trash? A) Leachate. B) Sludge. C) Garbage. D) Rubbish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rubbish. 6. On average how much municipal solid waste is generated per person each day in the US? A) 5 kg. B) 1 kg. C) 0.1 kg. D) 2 kg. E) 0.5 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 kg. 7. Making products from recycled materials A) Is limited to metals. B) Can save energy and other resources during the manufacturing process. C) Uses so much energy that it is not economically workable. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can save energy and other resources during the manufacturing process. 8. Hyper-accumulators are predominantly used to A) Prevent methane production in compost systems. B) Absorb heavy metals from contaminated soils. C) Disperse toxins through out the environment so that they are never in high concentrations. D) Encourage bacterial activity in leachate remediation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorb heavy metals from contaminated soils. 9. What is used to 'cap' a landfill in order to keep rainwater from getting in? A) Clay. B) Cement. C) Sand. D) Asphalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay. 10. What do landfills use as layers to avoid leaching of chemicals? A) Clay. B) Cement. C) Water. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay. 11. Leachate is a ..... A) A liquid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill. B) A gas that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill. C) A solid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill. D) A chemical that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A liquid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill. 12. What is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them? A) Trashing. B) Recycling. C) Repurposing. D) Incinerating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling. 13. What is the main ingredient in synthetic plastic? A) Plastic. B) Carbon. C) Oil. D) Recycled material. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. 14. The material that makes up the highest proportion of MSW is? A) Plastic. B) Rubber, leather and textiles. C) Paper and paperboard. D) Food. E) Metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paper and paperboard. 15. How should you dispose of a mobile phone? A) Green top bin. B) Return to store. C) Mobile drop off point to recycle electronics. D) Yellow top bin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mobile drop off point to recycle electronics. 16. Which two materials constitute most of our everyday garbage? A) Old furniture and appliances. B) Plastic and styrofoam. C) Scraps from kitchen and garden. D) Stationary and machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastic and styrofoam. 17. Hazardous waste is: A) Corrosive. B) Ignitable. C) Toxic. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. What word describes semisolid sewage waste? A) Rubbish. B) Leachate. C) Municipal solid waste. D) Sludge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sludge. 19. You can ..... plastic bags again and again until they get holes in them. A) Reuse. B) Rewaste. C) Reduce. D) Resume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reuse. 20. A branch of recycling where organic matter such as banana peels, apple cores, and grass clippings are changed into mulch and put into the soil usually by decomposers such as fungi and worms. A) Worming. B) Recompositing. C) Reusing. D) Composting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Composting. 21. The containment, cleanup, or remediation of abandoned toxic waste sites is governed by a program known as ..... A) Superclean. B) Superfund. C) Federal Toxic Act. D) Superdump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Superfund. 22. Why is the garbage in sanitary landfills surrounded by layers of plastic and clay? A) To protect the landfill against earthquakes. B) To prevent the waste from getting too hot or too cold. C) To prevent the tops of the landfills from eroding away. D) To prevent waste from leaking out of the landfills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To prevent waste from leaking out of the landfills. 23. If we wear hand-me-down clothing from our older siblings or value village, we are ..... A) Reducing. B) Recycling. C) Not very fashion forward. D) Reusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reusing. 24. E-waste is generated from ..... A) EPA regulated facilities. B) Electronics. C) Elephants at the zoo. D) Elevated nuclear plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electronics. 25. ..... is generally made up of plastics, garbage, objects or particles that accumulate on the site where they are produced. A) Airborn waste. B) Solid waste. C) Waterborne waste. D) Mining waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid waste. 26. The correct order of the 3 Rs is A) Reduce, Recycle and Reuse. B) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. C) Recycle, Reuse, Reduce. D) Recycle, Reduce, Reuse. E) Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 27. This is the largest landfill in Metro Manila A) Smokey Mountain. B) Payatas Landfill. C) Baseco compound. D) Del Pan Landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Payatas Landfill. 28. The average person living in the United States produces A) About 4 pounds of solid waste per month. B) About 4 pounds of solid waste per day. C) About 400 pounds of solid waste per year. D) About 400 pounds of solid waste per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 4 pounds of solid waste per day. 29. What is one advantage of incinerating wastes? A) They take up less landfill space. B) Heavy metals are released into the air. C) The material is less toxic once it's incinerated. D) Toxic chemicals are NOT released into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They take up less landfill space. 30. When we buy items at bulk barn that have almost no packaging, we are ..... A) Recycling. B) Being smart. C) Reducing. D) Reusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reducing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSolid Waste Quiz 1Solid Waste Quiz 3Solid Waste Quiz 4Solid Waste Quiz 5Solid Waste Quiz 6Solid Waste Quiz 7Solid Waste Quiz 8Solid Waste Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books