Enviromental Issues

Question 1

Waste hierarchy

Answer 1

Species the following order of preference for dealing with our wastes, with those towards the top of the list more desirable than those towards the bottom. In order, the hierarchy is reduce, refuse, recover, recycle, compost, recover energy, disposal

Question 2

Incinerated

Answer 2

Waste which is burnt. This is also called energy from waste

Question 3

Recycling

Answer 3

The processing of waste-manufactured products to provide the raw materials to make new ones

Question 4

Ozone layer

Answer 4

A layer in the stratosphere (at approx 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to form a protective shield against most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Question 5

Methane gas

Answer 5

Created when organic waste breaks down. It has the potential to be explosive and is also a significant greenhouse gases icy can contribute towards global warming

Question 6

Waste

Answer 6

What people throw away because they no longer need it or want it

Question 7

Land filled

Answer 7

Means waste which is buried in the ground

Question 8

Sustain

Answer 8

Keep in existence or maintain

Question 9

Global warming

Answer 9

An increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere

Question 10

Acid rain

Answer 10

Rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water

Question 11

Environment

Answer 11

The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, develop,etc and survival of organisms, and the circumstances or conditions that surround us