The energy from the combustion of municipal solid waste in an incinerator can be used to boil water to make steam for heating water or space, or for producing electricity.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

The seasonal reversal of pressure and wind over a large continent, known as monsoon circulation, is characterized by

A) wind blowing toward the continental interior in the summer and toward the ocean in the winter. B) wind blowing toward the poles. C) wind blowing toward the ocean in the winter and toward the continental interior in the winter. D) wind blowing toward the equator.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Denmark ____ over half of its municipal solid waste in state-of-the-art facilities that exceed European air pollution standards.

A. buries B. incinerates C. recycles D. reuses E. composts

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Organic food ________ than conventionally grown food.

A. is less likely to contain pesticides B. uses less labor C. is more nutritious D. is less expensive

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Clouds, dew and frost all form because air has become saturated. This condition of saturation is USUALLY caused by:

A) lack of convective mixing. B) a temperature increase. C) the air being cooled. D) an abundance of condensation nuclei. E) adding water vapor.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences