Environmental Engineering Test 1 – Study Guide, Review & Practice Questions
Which of the following human activities has the highest amount of water withdrawal in the U.S.
- ANS ✔✔Thermo-electric
Environmental Engineering is a profession that applies mathematics and sciences to utilize the
properties of matter and sources of energy in the solution of problems of environmental
sanitation - ANS ✔✔true
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the agency responsible of continuously updating
the existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulation? - ANS ✔✔True
Environmental Engineers should not - ANS ✔✔Accept a job that is not related to his area of
expertise
Which of the following human activities uses (consumes) the highest amount of water in the
U.S.? - ANS ✔✔Irrigation
Which of the following does not belong to the Environmental Code of Ethics - ANS ✔✔C)
Perform Services in all areas of Environmental Engineering
D) Be dishonest if a personal gain be claimed
Concentration is the quantity of the material per volume of mass of the surrounding
environment? - ANS ✔✔True
Why did the "common cup" regulation framework become rapidly obsolete? - ANS ✔✔Could
only protect public health if the water placed in the cup was safe
Which of the following human activities has the highest amount of water withdrawal in the U.S.
- ANS ✔✔Thermo-electric
Environmental Engineering is a profession that applies mathematics and sciences to utilize the
properties of matter and sources of energy in the solution of problems of environmental
sanitation - ANS ✔✔true
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the agency responsible of continuously updating
the existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulation? - ANS ✔✔True
Environmental Engineers should not - ANS ✔✔Accept a job that is not related to his area of
expertise
Which of the following human activities uses (consumes) the highest amount of water in the
U.S.? - ANS ✔✔Irrigation
Which of the following does not belong to the Environmental Code of Ethics - ANS ✔✔C)
Perform Services in all areas of Environmental Engineering
D) Be dishonest if a personal gain be claimed
Concentration is the quantity of the material per volume of mass of the surrounding
environment? - ANS ✔✔True
Why did the "common cup" regulation framework become rapidly obsolete? - ANS ✔✔Could
only protect public health if the water placed in the cup was safe
