TCGT Global Sustainability 1530 Exam Latest Update
Answered
Water pollution may be analyzed through several categories of methods:
physical, biological, and which of the following?
a. Technical
b. mathematical
c. chemical
d. astronomical
e. none of the above
Chemical.
True/False. Inexpensive water subsidizes inefficiency.
True.
Water on earth is used for agriculture, industrialization, and which of the
following?
a. de-urbanization.
b. urbanization.
c. commercialization.
d. advertising.
e. none of the above.
urbanization
Which of the following is true about a remanufactured product?
a. components of a remanufactured product come from a used product.
b. remanufacturing is a fancy way for selling new products to get a tax break.
c. Remanufactured products contain components that are brand new.
d. none of the above.
Components of a remanufactured product from a used product.
Desalination accounts for about what percentage of water withdrawals worldwide
a. 10%
b. 0.2%
c. 5%
d. 15%
0.2%
Green water is defined as the following:
a. non renewable supply of freshwater
b. salt water.
c. distilled water.
d. rainfall that is stored in the soil and evaporates from it.
Rainfall that is stored in the soil and evaporates from it.
The following parameter causes water to boil at a lower temperature
a. high pressure
b. low pressure
c. none of the above.
low pressure
True/False. Approximately 50% of all water on earth is salty.
, False.
What percentage of annual rainfall comes down in areas where less than one
third of the world's population lives
a. about half.
b. about one third.
c. about three fourth.
d. about 10%.
about three-fourth.
True/False. Grinding tires and incorporating the material into road surfacing
compound is an example of reuse
False.
True/False. Recycling is always done at the product level and not at the material
level.
False.
Common physical testing methods of water include which of the following:
a. temperature and solids concentration only.
b. solids concentration and turbidity only.
c. temperature and turbidity only.
d. Temperature, solids concentration and turbidity.
Temperature, solids concentration and turbidity.
True/False. Remanufacturing preserves most of the energy expended in
manufacturing the original product
True.
Desalinated water is delivered to users at a cost of approximately which of the
following:
a. $1-$4 per cubic meter
b. $10 per cubic meter
c. $15-$20 per cubic meter
d. none of the above
$1-$4 per cubic meter.
Which of the following is true about reuse?
a. reuse results in more hazardous waste.
b. Reuse requires more money in purchase and disposal costs.
c. Reuse results in less air and water pollution.
d. none of the above.
reuse results in less air and water pollution.
True/False. Water must be treated as a scarce resource that comes at a price and
not as a free good
True.
All of the following are examples of non-point sources of water pollution except
one. Identify the odd alternative out.
a. excess fertilizers.
b. herbicides.
c. salt from irrigation practices.
d. bacteria and nutrients from livestock.
e. discharge from a city storm drain.
Answered
Water pollution may be analyzed through several categories of methods:
physical, biological, and which of the following?
a. Technical
b. mathematical
c. chemical
d. astronomical
e. none of the above
Chemical.
True/False. Inexpensive water subsidizes inefficiency.
True.
Water on earth is used for agriculture, industrialization, and which of the
following?
a. de-urbanization.
b. urbanization.
c. commercialization.
d. advertising.
e. none of the above.
urbanization
Which of the following is true about a remanufactured product?
a. components of a remanufactured product come from a used product.
b. remanufacturing is a fancy way for selling new products to get a tax break.
c. Remanufactured products contain components that are brand new.
d. none of the above.
Components of a remanufactured product from a used product.
Desalination accounts for about what percentage of water withdrawals worldwide
a. 10%
b. 0.2%
c. 5%
d. 15%
0.2%
Green water is defined as the following:
a. non renewable supply of freshwater
b. salt water.
c. distilled water.
d. rainfall that is stored in the soil and evaporates from it.
Rainfall that is stored in the soil and evaporates from it.
The following parameter causes water to boil at a lower temperature
a. high pressure
b. low pressure
c. none of the above.
low pressure
True/False. Approximately 50% of all water on earth is salty.
, False.
What percentage of annual rainfall comes down in areas where less than one
third of the world's population lives
a. about half.
b. about one third.
c. about three fourth.
d. about 10%.
about three-fourth.
True/False. Grinding tires and incorporating the material into road surfacing
compound is an example of reuse
False.
True/False. Recycling is always done at the product level and not at the material
level.
False.
Common physical testing methods of water include which of the following:
a. temperature and solids concentration only.
b. solids concentration and turbidity only.
c. temperature and turbidity only.
d. Temperature, solids concentration and turbidity.
Temperature, solids concentration and turbidity.
True/False. Remanufacturing preserves most of the energy expended in
manufacturing the original product
True.
Desalinated water is delivered to users at a cost of approximately which of the
following:
a. $1-$4 per cubic meter
b. $10 per cubic meter
c. $15-$20 per cubic meter
d. none of the above
$1-$4 per cubic meter.
Which of the following is true about reuse?
a. reuse results in more hazardous waste.
b. Reuse requires more money in purchase and disposal costs.
c. Reuse results in less air and water pollution.
d. none of the above.
reuse results in less air and water pollution.
True/False. Water must be treated as a scarce resource that comes at a price and
not as a free good
True.
All of the following are examples of non-point sources of water pollution except
one. Identify the odd alternative out.
a. excess fertilizers.
b. herbicides.
c. salt from irrigation practices.
d. bacteria and nutrients from livestock.
e. discharge from a city storm drain.
