La Niña typically leads to ____.
A. an increase in the earth's average temperature for 1 or 2 years
B. severe storms and flooding
C. temperature extremes
D. tornadoes
E. wetter winters in the Pacific Northwest
Answer: E
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following best matches the description?Materials that require special containers like acids and bases.
A. National Priority List B. synergism C. toxicity D. CERCLA E. acute toxicity F. hazardous wastes G. waste minimization H. threshold levels I. chronic toxicity J. Superfund K. RCRA L. corrosiveness M. reactivity N. LD50 O. ignitability
Which of the following is a component of the municipal solid waste stream?
A) Scrap steel from an automobile manufacturing plant B) Low-level radioactive waste, such as medical syringes C) Feces D) Household and restaurant food waste
In 2010, the Clean Air Act
A) was repealed. B) was severely weakened by the Congress in a new bill that was ultimately vetoed by the President C) cost $27 billion to implement, but saved an estimated $110 billion. D) resulted in some 4 million lost works days. E) cost more to implement than it saved, giving critics new fodder to attack the law.