Name Class Date
Assessment
Chapter Test A
Waste
MATCHING
Match the description on the left with the correct term on the right.
1. passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal
2. sometimes used to clean up heavy metal waste
3. includes scrap metal, plastics, paper, sludge, and ash
4. may be harmful even though it is biodegradable
5. paper, wood, or fibers
6. involves settling of wastes while surface water evaporates
7. contains sugar that is consumed by bacteria
8. must be lined and must have a way to collect leachate
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided write the letter of the word or statement that best completes the sentence or answers the question.
9. An example of something that is biodegradable is
a. a plastic milk jug in a landfill.
b. a leaf in a compost pile.
c. a polystyrene burger container in a trash can.
d. All of the above
10. Which of the following are not types of solid waste?
a. coffee grounds, computers, and cars
b. scrap metal, sludge, and ash
c. packaging materials, batteries, and grocery bags
d. methane and water
11. Which of the following is not a requirement for a landfill built today?
a. It must be lined with clay and plastic.
b. It must be a specified distance from a city or other populated area.
c. It must have systems for collecting and treating leachate.
d. Vent pipes must be installed for removing methane.
Chapter Test A continued
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12. Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?
a. source reduction and composting
b. leachate and methane production
c. surface impoundment and leachate
d. all of the above
13 .Examples of ways that you can produce less waste include
a. using canvas shopping bags.
b. composting.
c. using rechargeable batteries.
d. All of the above
14. You can use your consumer buying power to reduce solid waste by
a. shopping at discount stores.
b. buying something only when it is on sale.
c. using rechargeable batteries.
d. asking for paper bags instead of plastic bags.
15. What steps are involved in the recycling of materials?
a. composting, decomposing, and burning
b. burning, aging, and putting the material into deep wells
c. sorting, aging, and crushing
d. sorting, cleaning, and crushing
16. Which of the following is not a benefit of composting?
a. It keeps organic wastes out of landfills.
b. Anything can be composted.
c. It increases the number of beneficial soil organisms.
d. all of the above
17. An advantage to green plastic is that it
a. is green.
b. uses 20 to 50 percent less fossil fuel to produce than regular plastic.
c. degrades chemically.
d. All of the above
18. All of the following describe hazardous wastes except
a. they may be solid or liquid but not gas.
b. they may contain toxic, corrosive, or explosive materials.
c. they may be cleaners, lubricants, or heavy metals.
d. Both (a) and (b)
19. Superfund and RCRA are administered and enforced by
a. individual businesses.
b. environmental activists.
c. the United States EPA.
d. local landfills.
20. Ways to manage hazardous waste include
a. chemical treatment and surface impoundment.
b. chemical treatment and landfilling.
c. landfilling and dilution in large bodies of water.
d. spreading the waste over large areas.
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