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The document discusses various topics related to water resources and water treatment processes. Some key points: 1) Higher levels of floods and droughts are led by higher precipitation. 2) Careful management of water catchment areas results in less waste of water. 3) Purification and removal of bacteria, solid materials and other impurities from used water is classified as reclamation. The document provides information on different aspects of the water cycle, water resources, causes of water pollution, and methods of water treatment.
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The document discusses various topics related to water resources and water treatment processes. Some key points: 1) Higher levels of floods and droughts are led by higher precipitation. 2) Careful management of water catchment areas results in less waste of water. 3) Purification and removal of bacteria, solid materials and other impurities from used water is classified as reclamation. The document provides information on different aspects of the water cycle, water resources, causes of water pollution, and methods of water treatment.
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3.

Purification and removal of bacteria,


1. Higher level of floods and droughts are 2. Careful management of water
solid materials and other impurities
led by catchment areas results in
from used water is classified as
A. sand storms A. more desertification
A. distillation
B. lower precipitation B. more deforestation
B. cloud seeding
C. higher precipitation C. less waste of water
C. reclamation
D. none of the above D. more waste of water
D. membrane filtration

4. Percentage of Earth surface which is 5. What percentage of the fresh water on 6. Percentage of surface of Earth which is
covered by oceans and seas is Earth is trapped in glaciers. salt water
A. 10% A. 5% A. 70%
B. 40% B. 10% B. 85%
C. 70% C. 100% C. 97%
D. 97% D. 68.7% D. 60%

9. Sediment amount is increased in water


7. Methods used for desalination are 8. Factors that affect water supply include
due to
A. membrane filtration A. climate change
A. air pollution
B. distillation B. pollution
B. water pollution
C. cloud seeding C. population
C. over development
D. both a and b D. all of above
D. tree cover loss
10. Method of desalination in which 11. Method of desalination in which
12. Regions that receive low level of rainfall
molecules of water are forced to pass seawater is heated and then allowed for
are
semi-permeable membrane is called cooling is classified as
A. tropical regions
A. membrane filtration A. reclamation
B. Caribbean regions
B. distillation B. membrane filtration
C. desert regions
C. cloud seeding C. distillation
D. Brazilian regions
D. reclamation D. cloud seeding

13. Infiltration of soil by less water is 14. Process in which water is released in
15. Supplies of freshwater is reduced by
classified as atmosphere by trees is classified as
A. air pollution
A. rapid rate of pollutants A. deforestation
B. water pollution
B. rapid rate of runoff B. desertification
C. noise pollution
C. rapid rate of turnoff C. evapotranspiration
D. both a and c
D. rapid rate of rainfall D. forestation

16. Reclaimed water which have gone


18. Way of removing salt from seawater is
through initial stages of purification 17. Contaminated rainwater is result of
classified as
can be used for A. higher soil moisture
A. forestation
A. drinking B. poor sewerage system
B. desalination
B. agriculture C. air pollution
C. desertification
C. industrial purposes D. noise pollution
D. reclamation
D. both b and c
19. What is used in pre-treatment of water 20. Water in solid form is known as 21. What is the second treatment that water
to remove large objects? goes through called?
A. Bacteria A. Soda A. Disinfection
B. Air B. Crystal B. Pre-treatment
C. Oil and Grease C. Ice C. Secondary treatment
D. Screen D. Dry Ice D. Primary treatment

23. _________ is the process of removing


22. Are septic tanks a part of the public undesirable chemicals, biological 24. Water from homes and schools is
water supply? contaminants, suspended solids and called..... ?
A. Yes gases from water. A. Industrial
B. No A. Pre-treatment B. Domestic
C. Sometimes B. Purification C. Runoff
D. I don't know C. Reclamation D. Wastewater
D. Heated

27. Name three of the four steps to water


treatment, in chronological order.
25. Ozone, Chlorine, and Ultraviolet light 26. Why would some people need to use
A. Pre-treatment, Secondary treatment,
are used in which process of water septic tanks?
Disinfection
treatment? A. They don't like the water in their town.
B. Primary treatment, Pre-treatment,
A. Secondary Treatment B. They are too far away from the town's
Disinfection
B. Domestic water water supply
C. Pre-treatment, Primary treatment,
C. Disinfection C. They can't afford pipes to their house
Disinfection
D. Wastewater D. They are too late to get public water
D. Pre-treatment, Primary treatment,
Secondary treatment
29. Wastewater is mixed with _____ to
28. Once the water is treated it will flow
speed up the process of secondary 30. What are all three sources of
through pipes and out through
treatment after the water is broken wastewater?
__________ pipes.
down by Bacteria. A. Industrial, Runoff, Domestic.
A. Perforated
A. Water B. Industrial, Stormwater, Domestic.
B. Pumped
B. Chlorine/Ozone/UV light C. Runoff, Domestic, Business.
C. Clean
C. Oxygen D. Runoff, Industrial, Business
D. Aerated
D. Bacteria

31. The average person in Europe uses 33. Policy makers must figure out how to
32. Global fresh water resources are
approximately ___________ of supply water without ____________.
threatened by _________.
domestic water per day. Degrading the natural ecosystem that
Rising demands
200 litres provides it.

34. ___________ can be collected at the 36. In addition to encouraging the public to
point where water flows naturally to the 35. ____________ refers to process that conserve water, municipalities need to
Earth’s surface or from a borehole that remove chemicals and pathogens. pay attention to __________.
taps into the underground source. Water purification. Losses that occur within the distribution
Spring water. system.(Leaks)
39. Give some sources of
groundwater contamination:
37. Leaking water and mains pipes account 38. The primary cause of water pollution is
1. Agricultural products
for _____________. ___________.
2. Underground storage tanks
Significant losses of water. Agricultural activities.
3. Landfills
4. Septic tanks

42. Thermal pollution occurs when


40. Water diversion is ___________. 41. The salts present in all natural waters __________.
The process of transferring water from become concentrated when _________. Industry withdraws water from a source,
one area to another. Plants extract water from the ground. uses it for cooling purposes, and returns
heated water to its original source.

45. True or False – Wastewater from


43. True or False – Mining is a special
44. True or False – 85% of the water on the cleaning dishes and clothing contains
source of industrial water pollution.
International Space Station is recycled. some organic along with soap or
detergent.
47. Water management tip:
46. Water management tip: Water your lawn only when it needs it. 48. Water management tip:
When landscaping your yard, select To check, step on the grass. If it When washing your hands, use a sink
native plants that have low springs back up after you move, it does full of water instead of continuously
requirements for water. not need water. If it stays flat, then it's running the faucet.
time to water.

49. Water management tip:


51. How much of the earth's surface is
Collect clean water from your kitchen
50. Water management tip: water?
taps by keeping a small bucket or bowl
Keep bucket in your garden to collect A. 75%
in/near the sink. Use the collected
rainwater for use on plants. B. 70%
water on your houseplants or outdoor
C. 65%
container plants.

52. What is the percentage of salt 53. What is the percentage of fresh
54. 100 years ago the earth had ...
water on Earth? water on Earth?
A. much more water today
A. 97.5% A. 2.5%
B. much less water today
B. 65% B. 35%
C. about the same water today
C. 40% C. 60%
56. The water molecule consists of
55. How much of the human body is ...
made of water? A. 2 oxygen atoms
A. 45% B. 2 atoms of oxygen and one of 57. True or False - Fresh water is
B. 60% hydrogen present in the oceans.
C. 75% C. 2 atoms of hydrogen and one of
oxygen

58. The hydrological cycle of water 59. Viscosity of water:


in the environment includes: A. It depends on if I mix it with oil
60. If all the glaciers melted today,
A. evaporation, condensation, retention B. It decreases when the temperature
the sea level would rise about:
and surface sliding increases (if the water will be less
A. 20 meters
B. evaporation, condensation, retention mobile at higher temperatures)
B. 40 meters
and boiling C. It increases when the temperature
C. 70 meters
C. evaporation, re-tension, retention increases (if the water will be more
and boiling mobile at higher temperatures)

61. The boiling temperature of the 63. Some insects can walk on water
water is on average much more thanks to:
A. high A. Their speed in walking
62. True or False - Water is an
B. low B. The strong surface tension of the
excellent solvent.
compared to that of other similar water
molecules. C. Genetic modifications
64. True or False - The snowflake is
65. True or False - The terms mist,
a particle of water in the gaseous 66. True or False Fog is a cloud.
haze and fog can be synonymous.
state.

69. True or False - Mineral water is


67. True or False - The Antardide is
68. True or False - Water is a food. better than tap water.
a desert.

70. What are the permitted lead


71. How much water is there in a
limits for mineral waters bottled by
watermelon?
European legislation?
A. 85% 72. True or False - Drink plenty of
A. 0.010 mg / l
B. 90% water to cleanse the kidneys.
B. 0.005 mg / l
C. 95%
C. 0.001 mg / l
73 How much water that can be
74. Most of the water on earth 75. How much water do you have to
found in nature can one safely
cannot be drunk because ... drink every day to feel good?
drink?
A. is salty or icy A. 1-2 glasses
A. 95%
B. stinks B. 6-7 glasses
B. 50%
C. is polluted C. 10 glasses
C. 1%

76. How much could you live 77. The water you can drink is called
without drinking? ...
A. one day A. Potable 78. True or False - Water is a non-
B. a week B. Drinkable energetic micronutrient.
C. a month C. Rain Water

81. How many people in the world


do not yet have access to clean
80. True or False - The three main
79. True or False - Water in our body water sources?
functions of water in our bodies are
can be both intracellular and A. 1 out of 6
bio-regulating, transport and
extracellular. B. 1 out of 60
thermoregulatory.
C. 1 out of 600
83. How much water do we waste on
82. How much water does it take to 84. How many liters of water are
average every time we brush our
produce a can of Coca-Cola? bottled in plastic bottles?
teeth?
A. 2 liters A. 9 billion
A. 3 liters
B. 20 liters B. 89 billion
B. 7.5 liters
C. 200 liters C. 180 billion
C. 12 liters

85. What day is Water World Day?


A. March 22nd 86. True or False - It takes more 87. True or False - If I water plants
B. June 22nd water to produce meat than fruit and and flowers in the garden in the
C. 22 October vegetables. evening saving water.

88. The water footprint is calculated


on the amount of water needed for:
A. Fill the imprint of my foot in the mud 89. True or False - The water
B. Produce the goods and services footprint has three elements: green, 90. True or False - There is currently
consumed by us over a defined period blue and gray. no European water policy strategy.
of time
C. Produce the foods we eat in a year
93. What is the percentage of water
91. What is aggressive water? 92. What is water used in floriculture
used in production processes?
A. Fresh and acid water that can for?
A. 10% civil use - 70% agricultural use
corrode sanitary facilities, pipes and A. To provide a predetermined
- 20% industry
equipment humidity gradient in the environment
B. 15% civil use - 60% agricultural use
B. The water that comes down from the B. To irrigate and constitute a transport
- 25% industry
impetuous torrent vehicle for nutrients
C. 20% civil use - 50% agricultural use
C. A tsunami C. Both
- 30% industry

96. Freshwater sources can be


contaminated by ...
94. True or False - To save water A. Decaying organic material
95. True or False - Algae can
and not to pollute, it is better to B. Discharges from campaigns and
compromise the potability of water.
wash your car at home. cities
C. Both things reported

97. True or False - "Process waters" 99. True or False - Water pollution is
means all waters that undergo 98. True or False - There are white, a deterioration linked to the
qualitative alterations as a result of gray and black waters. ecosystems whose main element is
their use in technological cycles. water.
100. The disturbing agents are:
A. Substances present in water, which
are not normally harmful to health but
may alternate taste, odor and color
B. A loud noise of sea waves
C. Substances present in water that
are generally harmful to health,
recognizable because they alter taste,
smell and color.
2.What does the 2008 European Ambient Air
Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) do?
3. Paris Agreement within the United
a) Identifies the key pollutants in the air
Nations Framework Convention on
we breathe indoors
Climate Change (UNFCCC) deals with
1. What does EEA stand for? b) Sets limits for key pollutants in the air
green house gas emissions mitigation.
a) European Ethical Agency we breathe indoors
When is the agreement signed?
b) European Environment Agency c) Recommend mitigation measures for
a) 2013
c) European Esthetics Agency key pollutants in the air we breathe
b) 2014
d) European Entertainment Agency indoors
c) 2015
d) Recommend control measures for key
d) 2016
pollutants in the air we breathe
indoors

5. The Kyoto Protocol is an international


6. Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding
4. EU’s contribution to the Paris agreement linked to the United Nations
agreement under which industrialised
Agreement is to reduce emissions by at Framework Convention on Climate
countries will reduce their collective
least ____% by 2030 compared to 1990. Change. The treaty was negotiated in 1997
emissions of green house gases. What is
Fill in the blank. at the city of Kyoto, Japan. When is the
National target reduction for European
a) 30 treaty enforced?
Union countries?
b) 40 a) 1998
a) 3%
c) 50 b) 2000
b) 5%
d) 60 c) 2005
c) 7%
d) 2014
d) 9%

8. What is the goal of Gothenburg


th
Protocol? 9. What does the 4 Air Quality Daughter
a) To abate acidification, Directive (2004/107/EC) do?
eutrophication, and ground-level a) Sets targets for levels of toxic gases
7. When was Gothenburg Protocol
ozone in outdoor air
implemented?
b) To abate salification, eutrophication, b) Sets targets for levels of toxic heavy
a) 1993
and ground-level ozone metals polycyclic aromatic
b) 1995
c) To abate alkalinisation, hydrocarbons in outdoor air
c) 1997
eutrophication, and ground-level c) Sets targets for levels of toxic
d) 1999
ozone asbestos in outdoor air
d) To abate neutralization, d) Sets targets for levels of particulate
eutrophication, and ground-level matter in outdoor air
ozone
10 In 2015, WHO estimated the costs of air 11. In 2009, the Intergovernmental Panel on
pollution to Europe in early deaths and Climate Change has estimated that
12. What does GHG stand for?
diseases. What was the estimated human activity emits x billion tonnes of
a) Green Hot Gases
annual cost? carbon dioxide annually. What is x?
b) Green Home Gases
a) $0.6tn a) 16
c) Green House Gases
b) $1.6tn b) 32
d) Green Hose Gases
c) $2.6tn c) 48
d) $3.6tn d) 64

15. Which of the following is an index used


13. One of the green house gases is HFC. 14. Which one of the following diseases is by government agencies to
What does it stand for? NOT primarily caused by air pollution? communicate the level of air pollution
a) Hydrofluorocobalt a) Asthma to the public?
b) Hydrofluorocarbon b) Chronic bronchitis a) Air pollution index
c) Hydrofluorocalcium c) Emphysema b) Air quality index
d) Hydrofluorocaesium d) Heart disease c) Clean air index
d) Polluted air index

16. Which of the following is NOT a cause


17. Which of the following is NOT an air
of air pollution 18. What does CO2e stand for?
pollutant?
a) Open fire a) Carbon dioxide equation
a) Carbon monoxide
b) Combustion of fossil fuel b) Carbon dioxide equivalent
b) Nitrogen
c) Motor vehicle emission c) Carbon dioxide emission
c) Benzene
d) Generation of energy by Wind d) Carbon dioxide equity
d) Sulphur Dioxide
turbines
19. What does Scope 1 emission mean?
20. What does Scope 2 emission mean? 21. What does Scope 3 emission mean?
a) Indirect Emissions from
a) Indirect Emissions from a) Indirect Emissions from
generation of purchased energy
generation of purchased energy generation of purchased energy
b) Indirect Emissions as a results of
b) Indirect Emissions as a results of b) Indirect Emissions as a results of
a company’s activities but occur
a company’s activities but occur a company’s activities but occur
from sources not owned or
from sources not owned or from sources not owned or
controlled by the company
controlled by the company controlled by the company
c) Direct Emissions from owned or
c) Direct Emissions from owned or c) Direct Emissions from owned or
controlled sources
controlled sources controlled sources

22. What is FALSE about persistent


organic pollutants (POP)?
a) Organic compounds that are
resistant to environmental 23. Which of the following
24. Which of the following air pollutants
degradation through chemical, legislation/policy/regulation is NOT
CANNOT be absorbed by trees?
biological or photolytic processes related to Air Quality?
a) Ozone
b) Can only be transported by wind a) Environmental Protection Act
b) Nitrogen oxide
c) Can affect humans and wildlife in b) Air Pollution Policy
c) Butadiene
geographical regions far away c) Clean Air Act
d) Ammonia
from the source d) Air Management Policy
d) Organic compounds of
anthropogenic origin that can be
accumulated in the food-chain

25. In a report by Telegraph (2009), trees 26. A carbon sink is a fundamental factor
are responsible for absorbing x% of for the balance of every greenhouse 27. Which of the following is NOT a source
man’s climate change emissions. What gas in the atmosphere. Which of the of green house gases?
is x? following is not a type of carbon sink? a) Electricity storage
a) 10 a) Rock b) Electricity generation
b) 20 b) Ocean c) Transportation
c) 30 c) River d) Agriculture
d) 40 d) Grass
30. When fuels are burned, chemicals are
28. How can trees help reduce climate
29. Which of the following is NOT a produced and emitted into the air.
change? It is through one of the
contributor to indoor air pollution? Which of the following pollutants is
following processes:
a) Copper pipes NOT caused by fuel combustion?
a) Transpiration
b) Mould and pollen a) Benzene
b) Respiration
c) Tobacco smoke b) Carbon Tetrafluoride
c) Photosynthesis
d) Detergents c) Nitrogen oxide
d) Absorption
d) Sulphur dioxide

32. One of the following is FALSE about the


greenhouse effect?
31. Which of the following IS a renewable 33. Which of the following is the main
a) Green house gases trap heat
type of fuel? contributor of Green House effect?
from sun rays
a) Gasoline a) Ozone
b) Earth’s mantle layer is warmed
b) Diesel b) Methane
up
c) Ethanol c) Carbon Dioxide
c) There is energy flow from the sun
d) Liquefied Petroleum Gas d) Water Vapour
to the atmosphere and earth
d) It causes global warming

34. Which of the following is TRUE about


carbon footprint? One of the following 35. What is the meaning of ‘carbon 36. Which of the following is NOT a Carbon
DOES NOT contribute to releasing neutral’? Capture technology?
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere: a) Neutralise carbon captured a) Pre-combustion capture
a) Machine-enabled harvesting b) Reduce carbon output to zero b) Post-combustion capture
b) Packaging c) Energise carbon captured c) Thermal spray and blasting
c) Reforestation d) Offset carbon used d) Oxy-fuel combustion
d) Manufacturing
39. Sulfur Hexafluoride is used in the
37. Sulfuryl Fluoride is a type of green
electronics industry as an insulator and
house gas which is used to kill 38. Trichlorofluoromethane is a type of
according to Intergovernmental Panel
termites. It has a lifetime of 40 years refrigerant. It traps x times more heat
of Climate Change, it is world’s most
and traps x times more heat per per molecule than carbon dioxide. What
powerful green house gas. It traps x
molecule than carbon dioxide. What is is x?
times more heat per molecule than
x? a) 2,300
carbon dioxide. What is x?
a) 1,200 b) 4,600
a) 11,100
b) 2,400 c) 6,900
b) 22,200
c) 4,800 d) 9,200
c) 33,300
d) 6,000
d) 44,400

40. Hexafluoroethane is used in the


creation of semiconductors and it will 41. Methane gas is a very powerful green
linger in the atmosphere for 10,000 house gas and it traps x times more 42. Which of the following is NOT a global
years. It traps x times more heat per heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. warming effect?
molecule than carbon dioxide. What is What is x? a) Increase in sea level
x? a) 5 b) Increase in hurricanes
a) 6,200 b) 10 c) Increase in rivers’ velocity
b) 7,200 c) 20 d) Increase in extreme weather
c) 8,200 d) 25
d) 9,200

45. Particulate matter (PM) is one of the air


pollutants that could cause premature death
43. When carbon dioxide is absorbed by and harmful effects on the cardiovascular
44. Glaciers and ice caps account for 10%
the oceans, it will make it difficult for system. Which of the following is FALSE about
of the world’s landmasses and they
corals and microorganisms that form PMs?
hold 75% of the world’s freshwater. If
shells to survive and will disrupt the a) It is a mixture of solid particles and
all this ice melted, sea levels would rise
food chain. What is the reason for this? liquid droplets in the atmosphere
by x meters. What is x?
The ocean has become: b) It has diameters less than 10
a) 70
a) More neutral the
b) 80
b) More alkaline atmosphere
c) 90
c) More acidic c) Oxidation of sulfur dioxide will result in
d) 100
d) More saturated sulfate particulates
d) PMs can be a major irritant to human
cranial systems
46. PM10 are coarse dust particles in the 47. PM2.5 are fine particles in the 48. PM2.5 are fine particles in the
atmosphere and their sources include atmosphere and one of their sources is atmosphere and one of their sources is
crushing and grinding operations. What combustion. What is the diameter of a combustion. What is the diameter of a
is the diameter of a PM10 particle? PM2.5 particle? PM2.5 particle?
a) 0.5 – 2.4 micrometers a) < 0.5 micrometers a) < 0.5 micrometers
b) 2.5 – 10.0 micrometers b) < 1.5 micrometers b) < 1.5 micrometers
c) 10.1 – 15.5 micrometers c) < 2.5 micrometers c) < 2.5 micrometers
d) 15.6 – 22.4 micrometers d) < 3.5 micrometers d) < 3.5 micrometers

49. In 1997, the US Environmental 51. The Clean Air Act was an Act of the
Protection Agency (EPA) introduced air Parliament of the United Kingdom
50. Which of the following are ultrafine
quality standards for particulate matter. passed in response to London's Great
particles?
Which of the following is the new Smog of 1952. When was the first Clean
a) PM0.1
annual PM10 standard? Air Act passed?
3 b) PM0.5
a) a. 1953
3 c) PM0.9
b) b. 1954
3 d) PM1.3
c) c. 1955
3
d) d. 1956

53. What are Fugitive Emissions? They are


NOT emissions of 54. Which of the following is a correct unit
52. VOCs contribute to green house gases.
a) Gases from pressurized for quantifying green house gas
What does VOCs stand for?
equipment due to leaks emissions for electricity generation.
a) Volatile Ozone Compounds
b) Gases from home boilers due to a) gCO2eq/kWh
b) Volatile Organic Compounds
leaks b) gNO2eq/kWh
c) Volatile Oxide Compounds
c) Gases from nuclear plants due to c) gSO2eq/kWh
d) Volatile Osmium Compounds
leaks d) gH2Oeq/kWh
d) Gases from cars due to leaks
55. What does carbon footprint measure?
a) Total particulate matter emitted 57. Bioenergy is fuel obtained from organic
56. Which of the following is NOT ‘low
over the entire product lifecycle matter. When bioenergy is processed, it
carbon’ generation technologies?
b) Total green house gases emitted will NOT produce one of the following
a) Geothermal
over the entire product lifecycle a) Biomass
b) Hydro
c) Total carbon dioxide absorbed b) Biophilia
c) Nuclear
over the entire product lifecycle c) Biogas
d) Fossil Fuel
d) Total nitrogen oxides absorbed d) Bioliquid
over the entire product lifecycle

58. Black carbon is the sooty black material 60. Which one of the following is NOT a
emitted from gas and diesel engine, coal-fired good local transport strategy to
power plants, or burning fossil fuel. One of the 59. Which one of the following is NOT a mitigate air pollution problem?
following is NOT an impact of Black Carbon on regulated air pollutant? a) Have adequate and affordable
the environment a) Carbon monoxide public transport
a) Absorbs solar energy and harms b) Formaldehyde b) Provide safe cycling and
ecosystem c) NOX pedestrian routes
b) Reduces agricultural productivity d) Hydrocarbons c) Promote car pooling
c) Causes more snow fall d) Produce bigger and more
d) Exacerbates global warming powerful cars

61. Diesel engines are a major source of 62. Ethanol is a type of renewable fuel that
63. What is FALSE about ground-level
particle pollution and they create up to is also known as grain alcohol. It is a
ozone?
x times more particles than gasoline- biofuel produced by ___________ or
a) It can harm health
powered engines. What is the value of converting starch from grains. Fill in
b) It affects sensitive vegetation and
x? the blanks with one of the following:
ecosystems
a) 100 a) Breaking down sugar
c) It is the same as stratospheric
b) 200 b) Fermenting sugar
ozone
c) 300 c) Combining sugars
d) It reduces air quality
d) 400 d) Processing sugar
66. In Canada, an Air Quality Health Index
provides a number from 1 to 10+. What
64. How is ground-level ozone formed? It is 65. State Implementation Plan (SIP) is a is the health message for the index 4-6?
a chemical reaction between plan to control air pollution in a state a) Avoid strenuous activities
a) Water and hydrogen peroxides within the US. Which of the following is outdoors
b) Oxides of nitrogen and volatile NOT a program in SIP b) Consider reducing or
organic compounds a) Air quality monitoring rescheduling strenuous activities
c) Sulfur dioxide and oxygen b) Air quality modelling outdoors
d) Nitrous oxide and hydrogen c) Emission inventories c) Enjoy your usual outdoor
peroxides d) Emission risk assessment activities
d) Reduce or reschedule strenuous
activities outdoors

68. In the EU, the Air Quality Index


67. In the US, the Air Quality Index ranges 69. Which of the following is the highest
provides a number from 0 to 300+. What
from 0 to 500. What is the level of solar energy-absorbing component of
is the level of health concern for the
health concern for the index 151-200? particulate matter?
index 201-300?
a) Moderate a. Sulfate
a) Hazardous
b) Unhealthy b. Black carbon
b) Unhealthy
c) Very unhealthy c. Nitrates
c) Very unhealthy
d) Hazardous d. Sodium Chloride
d) Moderate

72. The goal of the Global Green Freight Action


Plan is to facilitate collaboration among
governments, the private sector, and civil
70. Black carbon in the atmosphere can 71. The US is responsible for x% of global society to enhance the efficiency of global
absorb x times more energy than black carbon emissions. What is the goods movement in ways that significantly
carbon dioxide. What is the value of x? value of x? reduce climate, health, energy, and
a) 0.5 million a) 6 economic impacts. Which of the following is
b) 1.0 million b) 8 NOT an objection of the Action Plan?
c) 1.5 millions c) 10 a. Enhance existing green freight efforts
d) 2.0 millions d) 12 b. Develop new green freight programs
c. Create new green freight fleets
d. Incorporate measures to control black
carbon emissions
75. What does NCEA stand for?
74. B2, B5, and B20 are different types of a) National Center for Equivalence
73. Which of the following CANNOT be
biodiesel fuels that are blended with Assessment
used to create biodiesel?
one of the following b) National Center for Equality
a) Soy oil
a. Diesel Fuel Assessment
b) Animal Fats
b. Ethanol c) National Center for
c) Waste cooking oil
c. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Environmental Assessment
d) Medicated Oil
d. Unleaded petroleum d) National Center for Enthusiasm
Assessment

76. According to the Gothenburg Protocol,


United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UNECE) agreed that by
2010, the air concentrations of four air 78. Which of the following is NOT a type of
77. What is bitumen-based fuel? It is NOT
pollutants Sulfur Dioxide be reduced to pesticide?
a) Medium-grade crude oil
63 63%, Nitrogen Oxides, 41%, Volatile a. Algaecides
b) Complex hydrocarbon
Organic Compounds, 40% and b. Molluscicides
c) Extracted from the ground
Ammonia, x%. What is the value of x? c. Saccharides
d) Main component of oil sands
a) 17% d. Rodenticides
b) 19%
c) 21%
d) 23%

79. Fungicides are pesticides that kill or


80. One of the following agricultural related 81. Which of the following powerful green
prevent the growth of fungi and their
activities does NOT contribute to air house gases is produced from food
spores. They CANNOT be used to
pollution waste?
control one of the following
a) Use of pesticides a) Methane
a. Mildew
b) Use of insecticides b) Ethane
b. Mould
c) Use of fertilisers c) Propane
c. Weed
d) Use of mulching d) Butane
d. Rusts
82. Landfill gas is a complex mix of
84. Which of the following emissions in the
different gases created by the action of 83. Which of the following is the main
atmosphere will NOT react with water,
microorganisms within a landfill. What contributor of methane emissions in
oxygen, and oxidants to for acidic
are the two majority gases? It is carbon agriculture?
compounds?
dioxide and a) Crop decomposition
a. Sulfur Dioxide
a) VOCs b) Animal manure decomposition
b. Oxides of Nitrogen
b) Hydrocarbons c) Chemical decomposition
c. Ammonia
c) Methane d) Litter decomposition
d. Hydrogen Chloride
d) Propane

85. Acid rain is rainfall made so acidic by


atmospheric pollution that it causes 87. Carbon cycle is a circulation of carbon
86. Which of the following is NOT an effect
environmental harm, chiefly to forests in various forms through nature. Which
of acid rain?
and lakes. Which of the following is of the following does NOT contribute to
a) Weakens built structures
NOT a contributor of acid rain? the carbon cycle?
b) Weakens and stunts tree growth
a) Waste gases a) Rocks
c) Weakens granite stone
b) Burning of coal b) Sun
d) Render bodies of water
c) Chemical reactions in the c) Bacteria
uninhabitable to marine life
atmosphere d) Ocean
d) Oversaturation of the atmosphere

90. Which of the following will NOT help


reduce ground-level ozone related air
89. Which of the following actions will NOT pollution?
88. Which of following bacteria does NOT
help reduce air pollution? a) Avoid excessive idling of
contribute to the nitrogen cycle?
a. Carpool or use public transport automobile
a) Denitrifying prokaryotes
b. Use video conference facility b) Refuel your car at noon time
b) Nitrating prokaryotes
c. Use wood for heat when the temperature is warmer
c) Nitrifying prokaryotes
d. Mulch or compost leaves and c) Set your air conditioners to no
d) Nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes
yard waste lower than 78 degrees Fahrenheit
d) Use gasoline-powered equipment
in the evening
91. Which of the following will NOT help
92. Nitrogen dioxide is one of the most 93. All fossil-fuel appliances could emit
reduce particulate matter in the air?
prominent and dangerous air carbon monoxide. Which of the
a) Reduce the number of car trips
pollutants. What is the colour of the following is NOT a property of carbon
b) Use gas-powered lawn and
gas? monoxide gas?
garden equipment
a) Reddish brown a) It is odourless
c) Increase fireplace or wood stove
b) Colourless b) It is colourless
use
c) Greenish blue c) It is tasteless
d) Increase mulching of leaves and
d) White d) It is denser than oxygen
garbage

th 95. According to Intergovernmental Panel


94. On the 28 November, 2018, the
on Climate Change (IPCC), without
European Commission presented its
stepping up international climate
strategic long-term vision for a 96. Which of the following will NOT
action, the global average temperature
prosperous, modern, competitive and contribute to zero-emission buildings?
_________ economy by 2050. Fill in the a) Use of renewable energy
after 2060 and continue rising
blank. b) Use of smart grid
afterwards. Fill in the blank.
a) Low-carbon c) Compensation of carbon dioxide
a) 1.0
b) Climate-neutral emissions
b) 2.0
c) ICT-enabled d ) Made from smart materials
c) 3.0
d) Smart
d) 4.0

98. Which of the following will NOT


contribute to decarbonisation of 99. There are trace amounts of air
97. Which of the following will NOT help transport? pollutants called "air toxics." Most air
decarbonise Europe’s energy supply? a) Implement Clean Vehicle toxics are chemicals, comprising
a) Deployment of renewables directive molecules that contain
b) Energy production by consumers b) Incorporate autonomous system a) Carbon and nitrogen
c) Production of e-fuels c) Production of more efficient and b) Nitrogen and hydrogen
d) Hydrogen capture from the air sustainable batteries c) Carbon and hydrogen
d) Deployment of hydrogen-based d) Nitrogen and oxygen
technologies
100. Which of the following techniques is
NOT a particulate control technology
a) cyclone collectors
b) hazardous-waste incinerators
c) fabric filter and injectors
d) electrostatic precipitators
3. Which of the following activities is NOT
1. We can define waste as Material 2. Waste management covers all activities part of the waste management process?
discharged to, deposited in, or emitted and actions required to manage waste A. Collection
to an environment in such amount or from its inception to its final disposal. B. Transportation
manner that causes harm. A. FALSE C. Treatment
A. FALSE B. TRUE D. Displaying (correct one –
B. TRUE Disposal)

5. Waste management deals with the


4. Wastes can be in the following form/s: following type of waste
6. In general, wastes can pose a threat to
A. Only solid A. industrial
human health
B. Solid, liquid and gaseous B. industrial and household
A. FALSE
C. Only liquid and solid C. industrial, biological and
B. TRUE
D. Only solid and gaseous household
D. biological and household

9. What are the components of the waste


8. Waste hierarchy classifies waste
7. Waste management is intended to hierarchy?
management strategies according to
reduce adverse effects of waste A. Reduce and recycle
their design
A. on human health only. B. Reduce and reuse
A. FALSE ( correct one –
B. on the environment only. C. Reduces, reuse and recycle
desirability)
C. on human and the environment D. Reduces, reuse, recycle and
B. TRUE
disposal
12. The life-cycle begins with
A.design, then proceeds through
manufacture, distribution, and primary use
11. The aim of the waste hierarchy is to and then follows through the waste
extract the minimum practical benefits hierarchy's stages of reduce, reuse and
10. Some wastes can pose a threat to
from products and to generate the recycle.
human health
minimum amount of end waste. B.design, then proceeds through
A. FALSE
A. FALSE (the minimum practical – manufacture, distribution and recycle.
B. TRUE
correct one maximum practical) C.design, then proceeds through
B. TRUE manufacture, distribution, and primary use.
D.design, then proceeds through
manufacture, distribution, and primary use
and then follows through its disposal.

14. The pollute-pays principle mandates that 15. Which of the following methods is not
13. Resource efficiency is the reduction of
the municipality pays for the impact on used for waste disposal?
the environmental impact from the
the environment A. Landfilly
production and consumption of goods
A. FALSE (not the municipality - B. Incineration
A. FALSE
correct one “polluting party”) C. Cemetery
B. TRUE
B. TRUE D. Composting

16. Incineration is a disposal method in


17. Incineration process reduces the 18. Incineration converts waste materials
which solid organic wastes are
volumes of solid waste by … into …
subjected to combustion so as to
A. 60 to 75% A. Heat and gas
convert them into residue and gaseous
B. 70 to 85% B. Heat and steam
products.
C. 80 to 95% C. Heat, gas and steam
A. FALSE
D. 95% D. Heat, gas, steam and ash.
B. TRUE
19. Recycling is a resource disposal
20. Separating wastes in different bin is the
practice that refers to the collection and 21. Energy recovery from waste is part of
prior step to
reuse of waste materials such as empty the non-hazardous waste management
A. Collection
beverage containers. hierarchy.
B. Treatment
A. FALSE (not disposal - correct A. FALSE
C. Disposal
one “reuse”) B. TRUE
D. Recycling
B. TRUE

23. Resource recovery is only


24. Methods of waste avoidance include
22. Resource recovery is an unsystematic environmentally important, but not form
A. reuse of second-hand products,
diversion of waste which is intended for the point of view of cost-benefit.
B. repairing broken items instead of
disposal, for a specific next use A. FALSE (Resource recovery is
buying new ones,
A. FALSE (not unsystematic - not only environmentally
C. removing any food/liquid remains
correct one “systematic”) important, but it is also cost-
from cans and packaging,
B. TRUE effective)
D. all are correct
B. TRUE

25. Zero Waste is a philosophy that 26. Cradle-to-cradle is a term used to


27. Cradle-to-grave is a term used in life-
encourages the redesign of resource life describe a linear model for materials
cycle analysis to describe a material or
cycles so that all products are reused. that begins with resource extraction,
product that is recycled into a new
The goal is for trash to be sent to moves to product manufacturing, and,
product at the end of its life, so that
landfills, incinerators or the ocean. ends by a ‘grave’, where the product is
ultimately there is no waste.
A. FALSE (The goal is for NO trash disposed of in a landfill.
A. FALSE (the correct one is
to be sent to landfills, incinerators A. FALSE (the correct one is
cradle-to-cradle)
or the ocean) cradle-to-grave)
B. TRUE
B. TRUE B. TRUE
28. Each domestic waste bin is dependent
30. The YELLOW waste bin is used to
on the type of waste it collects andit is 29. The GREEN waste bin is used to collect
collect
identified by bottles, jars and glasses.
A. Plastic bags
A. A word A. FALSE (this container is not for
B. Paper bags
B. A colour glasses)
C. Bottles
C. A number B. TRUE
D. Glasses
D. A picture

31. The GREY waste bin is used to collect 32. The BLUE waste bin is used to collect
33. The RED waste bin is to collect
A. All type of waste A. Paper and cardboard
dangerous wastes
B. Only bottles B. Paper, cardboard and bottles
A. FALSE
C. Only plastic C. Paper, cardboard and cork
B. TRUE
D. Only paper D. Paper, cardboard and dvds

35. In 2014, the EU-28 as a whole recycled


34. In 2014, the EU-28 as a whole recycled
55% of generated domestic waste
A. 45 % of domestically generated
A. which corresponds to 30 kg per 36. Which European country has the highest
waste,
inhabitant recycling rate?
B. 50 % of domestically generated
B. which corresponds to 830 kg per A. Sweden
waste,
inhabitant B. Portugal
C. 55 % of domestically generated
C. which corresponds to 1030 kg per C. Belgium
waste,
inhabitant D. Spain
D. 60 % of domestically generated
D. which corresponds to 8030 kg per
waste
inhabitant
37. At EU-level, the landfilling of waste has
been continuously reduced in recent
years and amounted to 39. What is the European country that
38. In 2016, how many tonnes of waste were
A. 96 million tonnes or 35 % of domestically generated the highest amount of waste
generated per EU inhabitant?
generated waste in 2014 per inhabitant in 2016?
A. 0.5 tonnes
B. 196 million tonnes or 25 % of domestically A. Spain (2.774 kg)
B. 1.5 tonnes
generated waste in 2014 B. Italy (2.705 kg.)
C. 1 tonnes
C. 396 million tonnes or 15 % of domestically C. Finland (23.259 kg.)
D. 0 tonnes
generated waste in 2014 D. Denmark (3.663 kg)
D. 496 million tonnes or 100 % of
domestically generated waste in 2014

40. Hazardous or harmful waste are those


that potentially threaten public health or
41. What is NOT a medical waste?
the environment. Such waste could be 42. What is agricultural waste?
A. surgical items and
A. Inflammable only A. empty pesticide containers,
pharmaceuticals,
B. Inflammable and reactive only B. old silage wrap,
B. blood and body parts,
C. Inflammable, reactive and C. surplus milk, and corn husks,
C. hospital furniture,
corrosive only D. all of the above
D. needles and syringes
D. Inflammable, reactive,
corrosive and toxic

45. With the right conditions (air and


43. Electronic waste is also called e-waste, 44. Some e-waste (like TV) contains moisture), organic waste such as food
e-scrap, or waste electrical and A. Lead and plant materials can be decomposed
electronic equipment (WEEE)? B. Mercury and cadmium by bacteria, fungi, worms and
A. FALSE C. Brominated flame retardants organisms.
B. TRUE D. All the of above A. FALSE
B. TRUE
48. How long does it take on the average for
46. How long does it take on the average for 47. How long does it take on the average for
a piece of paper towel to decompose
a plastic bottle to decompose? a glass bottle to decompose?
(with the right conditions)?
A. 500 years a. 1 year
a. 1 week
B. 10 years b. 1000 years
b. 2 weeks
C. 50 years c. 2000 years
c. 3 weeks
D. 250 years d. 4000 years
d. 4 weeks

50. Circular economy aims


51. Circular economy is based in It is based
a. to redefine growth, focusing on
49. In 2015, the European Commission on three principles: a)Design out waste
negative society-wide benefits.
proposed new targets for municipal and pollution; b)Keep products and
b. to redefine growth, focusing on
waste of 30 % recycling and preparing materials in use, and c) Degenerate
positive society-wide benefits.
for reuse by 2025 and 35 % by 2030 natural systems
c. to redefine growth, focusing on
a. FALSE (60% and 65%) a. FALSE (Regenerate natural
unbalance society-wide benefits.
b. TRUE systems)
d. to redefine growth, focusing on
b. TRUE
adverse society-wide benefits.

53. What are the main principles of the circular


economy?
a. Minimization of waste and pollution and
52. Among others, why is important circular
regeneration of natural systems
economy? b. Minimization of waste and pollution and 54. Circular economy distinguishes between
a. increase waste. extension of the useful life of products and
a. Technical and cultural cycles
b. drive greater resource productivity. * materials
b. Technical and historical cycles
c. deliver a less competitive economy. c. Minimization of waste and pollution, extension
of the useful life of products and materials, and c. Technical and biological cycles
d. help increase the environmental
extension of the useful life of products and d. Technical and physical cycles
impacts of our production and
materials
consumption.
d. Maximization of waste and pollution, reduction
of the useful life of products and materials, and
regeneration of natural systems
55. In the framework of circular economy, 56. In the framework of circular economy,
57. The term form cradle to grave means
technical cycle biological cycle
A. From creation to recycling;
A. involves the management of A. encompasses the flows of
throughout the life cycle.
stocks of finite it devices. renewable wastes.
B. From creation to disposal;
B. Involves the management of B. encompasses the flows of
throughout the life cycle.
stocks of finite datas. renewable sources of energy.
C. From creation to reuse;
C. Involves the management of C. encompasses the flows of
throughout the life cycle.
stocks of finite materials. renewable materials.
D. From creation to reduction;
D. Involves the management of D. encompasses the flows of
throughout the life cycle
stocks of finite megabites. renewable plastics.

60. In a linear economy


A. Raw materials are used to make a
59. The main objective of the cradle to grave product, and after its use any waste
58. Cradle to cradle s a sustainable approach is to decrease waste. The (e.g. packaging) is reused.
business strategy that mimics the cradle to cradle approach goes a step B. Raw materials are used to make a
product, and after its use any waste
regenerative cycle of nature in which further and attempts
(e.g. packaging) is thrown away.
waste is reused A. to recycle waste altogether. C. Raw materials are used to make a
A. FALSE B. to reduce waste altogether. product, and after its use any waste
B. TRUE C. to reuse waste altogether. (e.g. packaging) is recycled.
D. to eliminate waste altogether. D. Raw materials are used to make a
product, and after its use any waste
(e.g. packaging) is burn.

62. The EU target for the reduction of


61. Recycling is useful, but it is less municipal waste by 2025 is 63. In the EU we use
effective with short-cycle products, such A. 50 billion bags a year
A.  45%
as aluminium cans and other packaging B. 100 billion bags a year
B.  55%
A. FALSE C. 150 billion bags a year
C.  65%
B. TRUE D. 200 billion bags a year
D.  85%
66. EU Packaging Directive aims to not limit
65. Most of the garbage that accumulates in the production of packaging waste;
64. Almost 20% of the garbage that
the ocean is instead promoting recycling, reuse and
accumulates in the oceans comes from
A. Paper other forms of waste recovery as an
the terrestrial environment.
B. Plastic option rather than disposal, which
 FALSE (Almost 80%)
C. Peebles should be considered as a last resort.
 TRUE
D. Cans A. FALSE (aims to limit)
B. TRUE

67. According to the EU packaging 68. According to the EU packaging 69. According to the EU packaging
directive, by not later than 31st directive, by not later than 31st directive, by not later than 31st
December the target on the recycling of December the target on the recycling of December the target on the recycling of
packaging waste overall is plastic is wood is
A. a minimum of 45% A. a minimum of 45% A. a minimum of 10%
B. a minimum of 55% B. a minimum of 50% B. a minimum of 15%
C. a minimum of 65% C. a minimum of 55% C. a minimum of 20%
D. a minimum of 75% D. a minimum of 60% D. a minimum of 25%

70. According to the EU packaging


71. According to the EU packaging 72. According to the EU packaging
directive, by not later than 31st
directive, by not later than 31st directive, by not later than 31st
December the target on the recycling of
December the target on the recycling of December the target on the recycling of
ferrous metal is
aluminum is glass is
A. a minimum of 60%
A. a minimum of 20% A. a minimum of 70%
B. a minimum of 70%
B. a minimum of 40% B. a minimum of 80%
C. a minimum of 80%
C. a minimum of 50% C. a minimum of 90%
D. a minimum of 90%
D. a minimum of 60% D. a minimum of 100%
75. What of the following categories of
74. WEEE directive regulates the
73. According to the EU packaging electrical and electronic equipment is
A. Wastes from Elephants, Eagles
directive, by not later than 31st regulated by the WEEE directive?
and Egyptian mau.
December the target on the recycling of A. IT and telecommunications
B. Wastes from Eggplants,
paper and cardboard is equipment
Edamame and Endive.
A. a minimum of 90% B. Toys, leisure and sports
C. Wastes from Electrical and
B. a minimum of 85% equipment
Electronic Equipments
C. a minimum of 80% C. Consumer equipment and
D. Workshop on Elementary
D. a minimum of 75% photovoltaic panels
Environmental Education
D. All the above

76. According to the WEEE directive, by 2019, the


minimum rates for separates collection of
electrical and electronic equipment are 78. The first-ever European Strategy for
77. Waste framework directive sets the
A.45% of EEE put on the market OR 65% 65% of WEEE Plastics in a Circular Economy was
basic concepts and definitions related to
generated on the territory of that Member State adopted on
waste managament, such as definitions
B.55% of EEE put on the market OR 75% 75% of WEEE A. January 2017
of waste, recycling, recovery
generated on the territory of that Member State B. January 2019
C.65% of EEE put on the market OR 85% 85% of WEEE A. FALSE
C. January 2018
generated on the territory of that Member State B. TRUE
D. January 1918
D.75% of EEE put on the market OR 95% 95% of WEEE
generated on the territory of that Member State

81. In 2014, although more than 65% of all


80. In 1950 the world wide plastic packaging waste was recycle in the EU
2 production was of 1,15 million tones. In A. Less than 20% of plastic
79. In every km of water of the
2015 the world wide plastic production packaging waste was recycled
Mediterranean Sea, there is around of 3
was B. Less than 30% of plastic
pieces of marine litter
A. January 1,20 million tones packaging waste was recycled
A. FALSE (40 pieces)
B. January 126 million tones C. Less than 40% of plastic
B. TRUE
C. January 335 million tones packaging waste was recycled
D. January 540 million tones D. Less than 50% of plastic
packaging waste was recycled
82. To make plastic, which of the following 83. What is the EU target by 2020 for 84. In the sea and the ocean, plastics
resources you need? reducing marine little? disintegrate into tiny pieces, which are
A. Sand. A. 40% eaten by plankton, which are eaten by
B. Sugar. B. 50% fish… which can end up in our food.
C. Fossil feedstoscks. C. 30%  FALSE
D. Wood. D. 60%  TRUE

85. Plastic bag directive obliges member


87. What of the following actions is NOT a
states to reduce consumption
way to reduce waste at work?
a. To 120 bags per persons by 2019 and to 86. What of the following items is not a
180 bags per person by 2026 single-use plastic item?
A. Printing without limits
b. To 90 bags per persons by 2019 and to 30 A. Cottons bud sticks
B. Reuse used paper for drafting
bags per person by 2026 B. Canvas bag
C. Use the lights and power in an
c. To 80 bags per persons by 2019 and to 40 C. Cutlery, plates, stirrers, straws
efficient way
bags per person by 2026 D. Cups for beverages
D. Dispose the waste in the
d. To 90 bags per persons by 2019 and to 40
appropriate container
bags per person by 2026

90. What of the following tips is NOT


89. One of the method to improve waste
appropriate to reduce waste in
88. What of the following actions is a way to management at workplace is to prevent
packaging?
reduce waste at work? the waste production. Which of the
a. Eliminate unneeded packaging or layers of
A. Smart printing following measures is NOT one preventive
packaging
B. Choosing recycled products measure to improve waste management at
b. Use single-use boxes and mail bags for
C. Reuse incoming packaging such workplace?
shipping to branch offices, stores and
as boxes for outgoing orders and a. Reusing materials
warehouses
envelopes for sending internal b. Keeping a product for a longer duration
c. Reuse packaging (e.g. foam peanuts,
mail c. Using more material
bubble wrap and cardboard boxes)
D. All the above d. Using materials that are less hazardous to
d. Return, reuse and or/repair wooden pallets
the environment
and spools
91. What of the following tips is 93. What of the following tips is
appropriate to reduce waste in appropriate to reduce food and personal
92. What of the following tips can help us
purchasing? service waste?
reduce paper waste?
a. Order supplies in bulk to reduce excess a. Provide disposable cups
a. Make double-sided copies whenever
packaging b. Sell or give food scraps to farmers who
possible
b. Substitute less toxic materials for more can process it for feed (check with local
b. Make scratch pads from used paper
toxic materials health and/or agricultural agencies)
c. Use smaller font, margins when printing
c. Request that deliveries be shipped in non- c. Use single-use coffee filters
d. All the above
returnable containers d. Encourage employees to use single-use
d. Buy products without recycled content silverware and glasses

94. Single use plastic straw. They are


made in 10 minutes and used in 20 96. In 2016, what was the percentage of
95. In the EU, roughly 0.7 gigatonne per
minutes … but do you how many years total EU waste production comes from
year (Gt/y) of waste materials is recycled.
they will remain in the earth since they are households?
This flow is modest compared to the 7.4
not biodegradable? a. 29%
Gt/y of materials processed
a. 1 year b. 19%
 FALSE
b. 600 years c. 9%
 TRUE
c. 800 years d. 90%
d. 1000 years

99. According to the report issued by the


Environment Agency comparing cloth
97. The world's first plastic-free flight
and disposable diapers, it was stated:
replaced plastic cutlery and containers
disposables have greater impact on ozone
with bamboo and compostable 98. World's first 'plastic-free' aisle was
depletion, thanks to CFCs released as
alternatives crafted from recycled launched in Netherlands in 2018 by the
they decompose in the landfill, but
material. The flight took passengers from Dutch chain Ekoplaza in Amsterdam.
cloth diapers generate more toxic waste
the carrier's headquarters in Lisbon to  TRUE
that can impact human health, because of
Brazil on an Airbus A340.  FALSE the electricity, detergent and softener
 TRUE
used to wash them.
 FALSE
 TRUE
 FALSE
100. What of the following tips is NOT
appropriate to reduce equipment waste?
a. Invest in high quality, durable equipment
that prevents waste
b. Buy equipment that is used only
occasionally
c. Use rechargeable batteries whenever
possible
d. Use recharged or rebuilt faxes and printer
cartridges

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