Pollution Prevention MCQs

Pollution Prevention MCQs

The following Pollution Prevention MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Pollution Prevention. We encourage you to answer these multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: What does recycling involve?

A.   Recovery and direct reuse of material from a waste stream

B.   Selling of waste materials

C.   Burning of waste

D.   Disposal of waste

2: What is the definition of Sustainability?

A.   Achieving economic objectives without compromising natural resources

B.   Ensuring that future generations do not need to work

C.   Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

D.   Reducing human dependence on natural resources

3: What is an Advective Process?

A.   A process in which foreign particles in a medium are removed

B.   A process in which contaminants are moved towards the source

C.   A transport process in which contaminants are moved away from the source due to movement of a medium.

D.   A process involving the mixing of water with soil particles

4: What is Dispersive Process?

A.   A transport process in which contaminants decrease in concentration

B.   A chemical process in which contaminants combine with other substances

C.   An environmental process in which contaminants are removed from the environment

D.   A transport process in which contaminants spread over a greater area (dilution).

5: What is hydrolysis?

A.   A process used to separate gas and oil molecules

B.   A biological process used to break down proteins

C.   A transformation process where the addition of a water molecule leaves either an H+ or OH- ion.

D.   A type of energy generated by moving water

6: The untreated sewage discharged by cruise ships is _______.

A.   Blackwater

B.   Greywater

C.   Solid waste

D.   Not considered pollution.