Test II

Match words in columns A and B (synonym match):

A B

1. habitation a). indication b). interpretation

c). dwelling d). elevation

2. to remediate a). to verify b). to amend

c). to correspond d). to orientate

3. solution a). decision b). displacement

c). compression d). deflection

4. to propose a). to decrease b). to prevent

c). to assess d). to suggest

5. to clarify a). to intensify b). to clear

c). to provide d). to require

6. to disturb a). to violate b). to report

c). to discuss d). to expect

7. treatment a). service b). adaptation

c). processing d). integration

8. approach a). method b). design

c). process d). record

9. dispersion a). presentation b). animation

c). visualization d). dissemination

10. to evaluate a). to increase b). to improve

c). to estimate d). to locate

Test III

Select the best possible answer out of the choices from the list to the statements (multiple choice):

1. Environmental engineering … .

a. evaluates the impact on overall air quality from vehicle exhausts.

b. examines industrial flue gas stack emissions.

c. is concerned with finding plausible solutions in the field of public health.

d. seeks to decrease carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

2. Environmental engineers conduct … .

a. field tests of ecological theory.

b. hazardous waste management studies.

c. elaboration of integrated system approaches.

d. studies of the self-designing capacity of ecosystems.

3. The field emerged as … .

a. a separate environmental discipline.

b. waste water management and air pollution control.

c. support of biological conservation.

d. construction of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

4. This engineering discipline combines … .

a. tests of ecological theory.

b. integrated system approaches.

c. worldwide environmental issues such as global warming and ozone depletion.

d. basic and applied science from engineering, ecology, economics and natural sciences.

5. In their books Mitsch and Jorgensen … .

a. developed air pollution dispersion models.

b. defined and characterized ecological engineering.

c. developed regulations to prevent mishaps.

d. designed municipal water supply and industrial wastewater treatment systems.

Test IV

Complete the sentences by filling in the correct word that fits a statement (gap fill). Choose the appropriate words from the word bank given below.

A. emerged B. characterized C. applied D. advances

E. decrease F. systems G. capacity H. management

I. activities J. sustainable K. integrated L. environmental

1. Environmental engineers study the effect of technological …… on the environment.

2. …… engineering is the integration of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment.

3. Environmental engineers design municipal water supply and industrial wastewater treatment …… .

4. The field …… as a separate environmental discipline during the middle third of the 20th century.

5. Mitsch and Jorgensen defined and …… ecological engineering in a 1989 book and clarified it further in their 2004 book.

6. Ecosystems have been substantially disturbed by human …… such as environmental pollution or land disturbance.

7. This engineering discipline combines basic and …… science from engineering, ecology, economics and natural sciences.

8. Ecological engineering is based on the self-designing …… of ecosystems.

9. To some extent, this field overlaps the desire to …… carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

10. Ecological engineering relies on …… system approaches.

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