Solid Waste Quiz 5 (25 MCQs)

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1. By what year do scientists predict plastic will outweigh fish in the ocean, pound for pound?

2. Another name for Superfund is

3. Tail minings is an example of waste from what source?

4. Which method reduces the volume of waste but could release toxic emissions into the atmosphere?

5. In this method, bulk organic waste is converted into fertilizer by biological action.

6. Using milk jugs to make park benches

7. The amount of energy in an isolated system stays constant.

8. Which R is finding another use for something?

9. Municipal solid waste is _____

10. Integrated waste management

11. Which item would most likely end up in the waste stream soonest

12. _____ is the 2nd most common form of waste and includes waste form animals, harvesting crops and trees.

13. What is a positive of incineration?

14. It is the controlling wastes in ways that reduce environmental harm without trying to reduce the amount of waste produced

15. Ocean trash ends up where?

16. Which of the following is not a benefit of composting?

17. This convention bans participating countries from shipping hazardous waste to or through countries without their permission

18. Which is NOT a form of source reduction?

19. What word describes organic waste (such as food waste)?

20. Landfills _____ to prevent common environmental problems. Fill in the blank.

21. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?

22. _____ is the process manufacturing and industries use to reduce waste during the manufacturing process and reusing waste produced.

23. Waste from nuclear plants and thermal plants are classified as

24. Which material when placed in a landfill is most likely to cause problems as a result of leaching?

25. The total amount of solid waste generated in the U.S. in the last 40 years