Ch. 19 Test Review

Passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal.

• Superfund Act

• RCRA

• Clean Air Act

• Clean Water Act

Sometimes used to clean up heavy metal waste.

• Dawn soap

• protists

• bacteria

• fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Includes scrap metal, plastics, paper, sludge, and ash.

• agricultural waste

• manufacturing waste

May be harmful even though it is biodegradable.

• agricultural waste

• manufacturing waste

Paper, wood, or fibers.

• high-density plastic

• low-density plastic

• biodegradable

• non-biodegradable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Involves settling of wastes while surface water evaporates.

• green plastic

• biodegradable

• landfill

• surface impoundment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Contains sugar that is consumed by bacteria.

• green plastic

• biodegradable

• landfill

• surface impoundment

Must be lined and must have a way to collect leachate.

• green plastic

• biodegradable

• landfill

• surface impoundment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

An example of something that is biodegradable is ________.

• a plastic milk jug in a landfill

• a leaf in a compost pile

• a polystyrene burger container in a trash can

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following are not types of solid waste?

• coffee grounds, computers, and cars

• scrap metal, sludge, and ash

• packaging materials, batteries, and grocery bags

• methane and water