Quiz  /  Solid Waste Management Class 9 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Where do you throw a Tim Hortons cup?

  • In the garbage
  • In the recycling
  • In the compost
  • None of the above

  • 2. 
    Thermal treatment of waste

  • reduces the volume of waste
  • reduces the smell of waste
  • helps to reduce greenhouse gases
  • none of the above

  • 3. 
    What is a leachate?

  • gaseous substance
  • liquid water
  • liquid with dissolved chemicals from trash
  • semi-solid

  • 4. 
    Makes up most of the municipal solid waste

  • paper
  • plastic
  • manufacturing waste
  • leachate

  • 5. 
    The average person living in the United States produces

  • about 400 pounds of solid waste per day
  • about 4 pounds of solid waste per day
  • about 400 pounds of solid waste per year
  • about 4 pounds of solid waste per month

  • 6. 
    Trying to purchase products with less plastic wrapping is an example of....

  • reduce
  • re-use
  • recycle
  • none of the above

  • 7. 
    The total amount of solid waste generated in the U.S. in the last 40 years

  • has doubled
  • has tripled
  • has not changed
  • None of the above

  • 8. 
    Which of the following is one of the most common materials found in municipal waste

  • paper
  • plastic
  • metal
  • glass

  • 9. 
    Tail minings is an example of waste from what source?

  • your backyard
  • municipal waste
  • farms
  • industries

  • 10. 
    Makes up more than half of the total waste produced

  • municipal solid waste
  • manufacturing waste
  • hazardous waste
  • agriculture waste

  • 11. 
    From 1970 to the present, the percentage of waste that is recycled has

  • increased from 6.6% to 28%
  • decreased from 28% to 6.6%
  • decreased from 28% to 19.6%
  • remained the same

  • 12. 
    Cannot be broken down by biological processes

  • plant waste
  • paper
  • plastic
  • yard waste

  • 13. 
    Garbage produced by households and businesses

  • hazardous waste
  • school lunch
  • municipal solid waste
  • city water

  • 14. 
    An example of something that is biodegradable is

  • a leaf in a compost pile
  • a plastic milk jug in a landfill
  • a polystyrene burger container in a trash can
  • All of the above
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