This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solid Waste – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solid Waste Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cannot be broken down by biological processes A) Plant waste. B) Paper. C) Yard waste. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastic. 2. Thermal treatment of waste A) Reduces the volume of waste. B) Reduces the smell of waste. C) Helps to reduce greenhouse gases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduces the volume of waste. 3. Which U.S. legislation imposes a tax on targeted industrial facilities and then utilizes those funds to clean up selected abandoned hazardous waste sites? A) NPA. B) NEPA. C) RCRA. D) CERCLA. E) CWA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CERCLA. 4. Which is an environmental benefit of recycling aluminum? I. Reduces the effects on the land from mining II. Reduces the effects of leaching in landfills III. Reduces the energy required to transport and process mined ore A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) I and II. E) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I, II and III. 5. Matter in motion has energy. A) Kinetic energy. B) The second law of thermodynamics. C) First law of thermodynamics. D) Potential energy. E) Heat flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kinetic energy. 6. Hazardous wastes are A) Toxic. B) Reactive. C) Ignitable. D) Corrosive. E) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the above. 7. It uses bacteria/enzymes to destroy/convert toxic/hazardous substances A) Phytoremediation. B) Physical. C) Chemical. D) Bioremediation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bioremediation. 8. Most disposable wastes are in the form of A) Solids. B) Liquids. C) Slurries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. A public landfill will accept all of the following forms of waste except ..... A) Waterborne waste. B) Industrial waste. C) Industrial waste. D) Mining waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waterborne waste. 10. Something that 'lingers' in an ecosystem for long periods of time before breaking down is A) Persistent. B) Biodegradable. C) Ignitable. D) Corrosive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persistent. 11. What is the colour of your compost? A) Green. B) Black. C) Red. D) Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black. 12. What is the primary method of disposal of MSW in the United States? A) Collect it at a recycling facility. B) Collect it in a sanitary landfill. C) Burn it in an incineration facility. D) Collect it and ship it to a country that purchases it. E) Collect it and compost food and other organic waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collect it in a sanitary landfill. 13. Feature(s) of Zero Waste Management is (are): A) Separation of garbage at the source. B) Separate collection of each kind. C) Involvement of the community in all activities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Toxic, corrosive, or explosive material A) Solid waste. B) Plant waste. C) Hazardous waste. D) Municipal waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hazardous waste. 15. Air condition equipment, leaking refrigerators, spray cans and burning plastic foams release: A) Chlorofluorocarbon. B) Herbicides. C) Homicides. D) Pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorofluorocarbon. 16. Which of the following is not a benefit of the incineration of solid waste? A) Takes up less space than landfills. B) Does not produce groundwater pollution. C) Can create energy. D) Produces air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Produces air pollution. 17. Which of the following items cannot be recycled? A) Paper. B) Food and organic items. C) Battery/bulbs. D) Styrofoam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Styrofoam. 18. Select the primary goal of solid waste management is A) Recycle. B) Reduce. C) Reuse. D) Recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce. 19. The source that is converted directly into electrical energy by photovoltaic cells. A) Tidal energy. B) Biomass. C) Nuclear fission. D) Sunlight. E) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 20. What can be melted over and over again to make things like new containers and reflective surfaces for road signs? A) Glass. B) Plastic. C) Metal. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glass. 21. Harmful agricultural waste includes A) Dead plant matter and water. B) Fertilizer and pesticides. C) Oil and animal waste. D) Biodegradable materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizer and pesticides. 22. Re-processing material to make another product A) Reduce. B) Reuse. C) Recycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycle. 23. What is the difference between pit method and burial method? A) Turning of waste at certain interval of time. B) Layering of sludge upon the waste. C) Burning of waste. D) Burying of wastes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burying of wastes. 24. Garbage produced by households and businesses A) Municipal solid waste. B) City water. C) Hazardous waste. D) School lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Municipal solid waste. 25. Which of the following is true? A) There is no real waste in nature. B) The apparent waste from one process becomes input to another. C) All processes of production and consumption produce waste. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. How can metal be recycled? A) It can be melted down and made into something new. B) It can be added to soil since it biodegrades. C) It cannot be recycled. D) It can be used to make plastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can be melted down and made into something new. 27. Solid wastes are spread out in thin layers, compacted, and covered daily with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam. A) Open burning. B) Open dumpsite. C) Incineration. D) Sanitary Landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sanitary Landfill. 28. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the alternating layers of garbage and dirt? A) Better decomposition. B) Better methane production. C) Reduce the smell. D) Stop litter from flying away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better methane production. 29. The major part of our rubbish is taken to ..... A) Landfills. B) Fuel lands. C) Wastelands. D) Rubbish fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landfills. 30. This is any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not liquid or gas? A) Solid Waste. B) Toxic Waste. C) Sewage Sludge. D) Hazardous Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid Waste. ← 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