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Don't forget to review Chapter 19 test for Thursday's test!

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Chapter 19 Exam

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Section 1 – Solid Waste


____ 1. An example of something that is biodegradable is
a. a leaf in a compost pile.
b. a plastic milk jug in a landfill.
c. a polystyrene burger container in a trash can.
d. All of the above.



____ 2. The total amount of solid waste generated in the U.S. in the last 40 years
a. has doubled.
b. has tripled.
c. has not changed.
d. None of the above



____ 3. The average person living in the United States produces
a. about 400 pounds of solid waste per day.
b. about 4 pounds of solid waste per day.
c. about 400 pounds of solid waste per year.
d. about 4 pounds of solid waste per month.



____ 4. From 1970 to the present, the percentage of waste that is recycled has
a. increased from 6.6% to 28%.
b. decreased from 28% to 6.6%.
c. decreased from 28% to 19.6%.
d. remained the same.



____ 5. Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?
a. source reduction and composting
b. surface improvement and leachate
c. leachate and methane production
d. all of the above


Section 2 - Reducing Solid Waste


____ 6. An example of source reduction is
a. composting.
b. recycling.
c. using canvas shopping bags.
d. All of the above



____ 7. Making products from recycled materials
a. is limited to metals.
b. can save energy and other resources during the manufacturing process.
c. uses so much energy that it is not economically workable.
d. None of the above



____ 8. Which of the following is not a benefit of composting?
a. providing nutrients to the soil
b. reducing the need for fertilizers
c. anything can be composted
d. protecting soil from erosion



____ 9. The difference between photodegradable plastic and green plastic is
a. green plastic takes three to four times longer to degrade than does photodegradable plastic.
b. photodegradable plastic degrades chemically, while green plastic does not.
c. photodegradable plastic uses sunlight to degrade, while green plastic relies on soil bacteria in order to degrade.
d. green plastic degrades chemically, while photodegradable plastic does not.



____ 10. Which of the following is the easiest to recycle?
a. single-serving drink box
b. soft drink can
c. computers
d. batteries



Section 3 - Hazardous Waste


____ 11. Which regulation requires hazardous waste producers to document how waste is handled?
a. Superfund Act
b. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
c. Landfill Act
d. Hazardous Waste Act



____ 12. What percentage of approved or proposed Superfund sites have been completely cleaned up?
a. 400 out of 1200
b. 75 out of 1200
c. 1175 out of 1200
d. none of the above



____ 13. Which of the following is not a primary goal of the RCRA?
a. exploring and developing alternative energy sources
b. enforcing standards for hazardous waste treatment
c. recycling and recovery of natural resources
d. hazardous waste cleanup



____ 14. Deep-well injection involves
a. lining a pond to seal it.
b. pumping wastes into the ground below groundwater level.
c. digging wells below landfills to search for water.
d. removing hazardous wastes from below groundwater level.



____ 15. Surface impoundment is a method for
a. packing a landfill down.
b. disposing of hazardous waste by bringing it to the surface.
c. disposing of hazardous waste by allowing it to settle out and evaporate in a pond.
d. recovering raw material from manufactured goods.




Short Answer

16. What would be one disadvantage of building a new landfill near a city? What would be a disadvantage to building it far from the city?

17. Name three reasons why we cannot dispose of all our waste by simply burning it in incinerators.

18. Describe the three main ways to reduce the amount of solid waste.

Chapter 19 Exam
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C PTS: 1

2. ANS: A PTS: 1

3. ANS: B PTS: 1

4. ANS: A PTS: 1

5. ANS: C PTS: 1

6. ANS: A PTS: 1

7. ANS: B PTS: 1

8. ANS: C PTS: 1

9. ANS: C PTS: 1

10. ANS: B PTS: 1

11. ANS: B PTS: 1

12. ANS: C PTS: 1

13. ANS: A PTS: 1

14. ANS: B PTS: 1

15. ANS: C PTS: 1

SHORT ANSWER

16. ANS:
If the landfill is close to the city, residents of the city would not want to live near it, would see the value of their property decline, and would most likely organize protests against having the landfill close by. If the landfill is far from the city, trucks would have to drive the garbage long distances to dispose of it. This would lead to high costs to taxpayers for gas, oil, and road and truck maintenance, and would also contribute to air pollution.

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: 1 OBJ: 3

17. ANS:
Some waste simply does not burn; incinerators give off a certain amount of toxic particles and gases, even with pollution control devices; and the ash that remains after the waste is burned must still be disposed of.

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: 1 OBJ: 2

18. ANS:
The first way is to produce less waste, such as choosing products with as little packaging as possible. The second way is to recycle, which saves resources and energy. The third way is to change the materials we use, as in developing truly biodegradable “plastics.”

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: 2 OBJ: 1

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

I WILL ADD POINTS TO YOUR AVERAGE FOR EVERY CHAPTER OF TEST PREPARATION.

To earn these points you must:

1.  Turn ALL Chapter Test questions into correct statements for Chapters 15, 16, and 19
2. Turn ALL quiz questions into correct statements for chapter 17, and 18
3. All corrections must be on a separate sheet of paper turned in at the time of the test on February 18.

Adding Methods and Materials to your renewable energy project

Today, you will add methods and materials to your renewable energy project. 

1. Find a renewable energy experiment you feel you can complete as a group. 

You may want to start with the textbook:

Resources: http://my.hrw.com/
      Login: eav6e1
   password: j8y4j  

Then you can google search for projects. Just make sure it's not to complex to complete in a couple of days. 

2. Add a slide with the materials for your experiment.

3. Add a slide with the methods (procedures).

Email the slideshow to me: tmegahan@dallasisd.org

3. Add a slide with the methods for your experiment.

Renewable Energy Projects

Today is the start of our renewable energy project.

You will write an introduction for the project in Powerpoint form today.

Resources:
http://my.hrw.com/

Login:
eav6e1
password: j8y4j 

Renewable energy project from  Wednesday/Thursday

Slide one: Title Slide. All group member names
need to be here.

Slide two:  Purpose Statement

Slides three and four:

Supporting Details. Should include:

1. Information about why nonrenewable resources are impractical, based on your calculations, graphs from yesterday's activities, and any of the graphs from Chapter 17. Include the graph
2. Information about which renewable energy resource will be most important in 2050. Graphs must be included. This information can be found on Chapter 18.  

Slide five: Hypothesis

Make a prediction about which renewable resource will be most important for 2050. 


Email me the powerpoint as an attachment to: 

tmegahan@dallasisd.org
 
                          

Modeling a Sanitary Landfill

Today, you will build a model of a sanitary landfill. Use page 485 as your guide. There are projects from last year to use as well.

Before you can build you need to write:

Introduction -- a good intro includes:

• A purpose statement (Look to the LO)
• Three supporting details (Remember to cite your text...According to...)
• A hypothesis that logically follows the details (look at the rubric for how to write this) 

 While you are building you need to write:

A materials list (look at the model)

A procedure (make sure your layers are right!)

A couple of important things to consider:

• you need to use a probe and the burner in the back of the room (vent hood) to make holes in your bottle lid. 
• you need to 10 mL of water in the bottom for groundwater.

• you need to put 5 drops of dye on top to prove that you don't have any leachate leakage. 

Lab report rubric.

Name: _____________________________ Lab: _____________________________ 4		3		2		1		0
Introduction	Background information is researched and cited. Hypothesis is stated in "If…then…" format and explained.		Background information is researched and cited. Hypothesis is stated but not explained and not in "If…then…" format.		Background information is vague or brief. Hypothesis is stated but not explained and not in "If…then…" format.		Background is vague or brief, hypothesis is vague, or background or hypothesis is missing.		No introduction is presented.
Materials and methods	Materials and amounts are identified. Steps are easy to follow and in paragraph form.		Materials are mentioned but without amounts. Steps are easy to follow and in paragraph form.		Materials are mentioned but without amounts. Steps are vague but in paragraph form.		Doesn’t provide enough information to represent an experimental procedure.		No materials or methods described.
Data	Data is complete and relevant. Tables are easy to read and units are provided. Graphs are labeled and show trends. Questions are answered completely and correctly.		One component of data incomplete: ___Tables ___Graphs ___Questions		Two components of data incomplete or one missing: ___Tables ___Graphs ___Questions		Data is brief and missing significant pieces of information.		No data reported.
Conclusion	Conclusion summarizes experiment, cites data, addresses hypothesis, and cites sources of error.		One component of conclusion missing: ___Summary ___Data ___Hypothesis ___Errors		Two components of conclusion missing: ___Summary ___Data ___Hypothesis ___Errors		Conclusion is brief and is missing significant pieces of information.		No conclusion present.
Report quality	Report is well organized and		Report is well organized and		Report is somewhat organized with some		Report contains many errors.		No attention to detail evident.

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