AP Environmental Science Toxins and Diseases and Waste

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Science
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11th - 12th Grade
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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17 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Recycling aluminum cans reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new aluminum cans from raw materials by 95%. Calculate the number of aluminum cans that can be made from recycled aluminum by using the same amount of energy as is needed to make one can from raw materials
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2
20
10
5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
E-Waste is often labeled as material to be recycled and sent to undeveloped countries where workers recover a small amount of valuable metals from the discarded e-waste. The remainder of the e-waste is then burned or dumped in landfills where it releases toxic pollutants such as dioxins. The process allows the companies that do it to bypass the
Resource conservation and Recovery Act
Kyoto Protocol
Clean Air Act
Non-Proliferation Treaty
International Basel Convention
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By definition, hazardous wastes can have all of the following properties EXCEPT
flammability
corrosiveness
insolubility in water
disease causing potential
explosiveness
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One method to remove contaminants such as cesium-134 from surface soil would be
to use phytoremediation, allowing plants roots to absorb toxins
to use a plasma arc torch to incinerate the toxins
to create a surface impoundment with a liner to contain the wastes
by burning the soil in a very hot incinerator then returning it to the site
by spaying the surface with genetically engineered bacteria designed to decompose petroleum by-products
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-3
NGSS.MS-ETS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One of the primary concerns of the 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants such as dioxins or PCBs is that they
are soluble in water, causing large-scale problems
can be concentrated in the fatty tissue of organisms
are rarely found but very toxic
are found only in plants and disrupt photosynthesis
quickly breakdown into other more harmful pollutants
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The majority of solid waste generated in the United States is in what form?
Solid matter produced by mines, farms, and industries that produce goods
Radioactive waste generated by nuclear power plants
Toxic waste such as car batteries, hospital medical waste, and industrial solvents
E-waste from electronic devices such as televisions, computers, and cell phones
Solid matter such as food, yard wastes, plastics, and paper discarded by homes and businesses
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NGSS.MS-PS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of the following are considered to be benefits of recycling EXCEPT
reduction of the emission of greenhouse gasses
reduction of energy used in obtaining and processing raw materials
protection of biodiversity
being the cheapest way to dispose of solid waste
promotion of well-being around people who recycle
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