Environmental Crises: Land Pollution & Solid Waste Management
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What is the primary cause of increasing amounts of solid waste in urban areas?

  • Societal Response
  • Depletion of Natural Resources
  • Population growth and Economic development (correct)
  • Environmental Crises
  • What is the name of the process that breaks down complex organic matter into simple substances?

  • Solid waste management
  • Biodegradation
  • Decomposition (correct)
  • Humus formation
  • What type of waste is characterized by the ability to be decomposed by natural processes?

  • Mineral Solid Waste
  • Municipal Solid Waste
  • Biodegradable Waste (correct)
  • Non-biodegradable Waste
  • What is the term used to describe waste that cannot be decomposed by natural processes?

    <p>Non-biodegradable Waste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a Mineral Solid Waste?

    <p>Wastes from mining minerals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the decomposition process?

    <p>Formation of humus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Population growth is the only factor contributing to the increase in solid waste production in urban areas.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Aluminum cans are a type of biodegradable waste.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Solid waste has been acknowledged as a minor environmental problem in Metro Manila.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Decomposition is a process that breaks down complex inorganic matter into simple substances.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Domestic sewage is a type of non-biodegradable waste.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Industrial waste is a type of residential waste.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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