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17: Test Your Knowledge
What is
environmental engineering
?
High school students should take the highest level courses possible in _______ in order to be accepted into an environmental engineering program.
A. math
B. science
C. engineering or technology education
D. All of the above.
What level of education is required to become an environmental engineer?
True or False? Environmental technicians work independently of environmental engineers.
A. True
B. False
Discuss the role of ethics in environmental engineering.
Matching. Match each definition with the correct term.
Study of materials, properties, interactions, and changes.
Includes chemistry, astronomy, physics, and geology.
Combines physical science and biology.
Study of living organisms.
Study of earth, its evolution, and its physical properties.
A. Biology
B. Chemistry
C. Geology
D. Environmental science
E. Physical science
_______ are two or more atoms chemically bonded together.
Water can be broken down into oxygen and hydrogen through a process called _______.
A. hydrolysis
B. electrolysis
C. porosity
D. evaporation
True or False? A substance with a pH of 2 is more basic than a substance with a pH of 6.
A. True
B. False
True or False? Only human-made factors cause variations in the pH of streams and rivers.
A. True
B. False
_______ is the study of the water cycle.
A. Porosity
B. Fluidity
C. Hydrology
D. Hydrolysis
_______ is the measure of open space in materials such as rock.
A. Fluidity
B. Viscosity
C. pH
D. Porosity
What is the formula for measuring porosity?
What kind of test is used to evaluate soil permeability for septic systems?
A. Float test
B. Percolation test
C. Microbe test
D. Biofiltration test
Using microbes to clean up contaminants is called _______.
_______ is a method of filtering air and water using microscopic organisms to remove contaminants.
A. Biofiltering
B. Hydraulic filtering
C. Geo-filtering
D. Chemical filtering
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