Green Chemistry Quiz | Green Chemistry Question and Answer for Practice

31. The first listed of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry is?

1. Prevent waste
2. Catalysis
3. Atom economy
4. Benign solvents

32. The following is often referred to as the universal solvent and is a preferred green solvent?

1. Water
2. Methanol
3. Ethyl Acetate
4. Benzene

33. The following legislation gave birth to todays green chemistry initiatives?

1. Clean Water Act of 1972
2. Montreal Protocol of 1989
3. Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
4. Superfund Act of 1980

34. The following term refers to the relative proportion of chemical components?

1. Togetherness
2. Stoichiometry
3. Metric
4. Colligative

35. The term missing in Risk = Hazard x ............. is?

1. Exposure
2. Cancer
3. Benign
4. Reactivity

36. The term used to measure a product or persons environmental impact is?

1. Handprint
2. CO2 print
3. Footprint
4. Hazardous print

37. The term which refers to the breakup within a compound due to microbial activity is?

1. Microbial degradation
2. Agro-degradation
3. Photo-degradation
4. Decomposition

38. The use of solar power is covered within Green Chemistry Principle #6, which is?

1. Atom economy
2. Design for energy efficiency
3. Design benign chemicals
4. Less hazardous synthesis

39. This green chemical is used in household cleaners to remove stains and is also a favorite dressing on salads!?

1. Vinegar (acetic acid)
2. Citric acid
3. Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
4. Water

40. This word is synonymous with green chemistry and also means harmless, or gentle and not life threatening?

1. Sustainable
2. Benign
3. User friendly
4. Greenness

41. TRI is used by the EPA to track pollution prevention. TRI stands for?

1. Total Reporting Inventory
2. Total Release Impact
3. Toxic Release Inventory
4. Toxic Release Impact

42. Used to indicate the level of contaminants present, the term PPM means?

1. Parts-per-micron
2. Parts-per-million
3. Parts-per-mass
4. Parts-per-molecule

43. What is the U.S. Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award?

1. An award related to recycling
2. An award for industry only
3. The only chemistry award given by the President
4. Challenges companies to become fuel efficient

44. Which of the following are among the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry?

1. Design commercially viable products
2. Use only new solvents
3. Use catalysts, not stoichiometric reagents
4. Re-use waste

45. Which of the following is a challenge for green chemists?

1. Awareness of the benefits of green chemistry
2. Developing chemicals that are recyclable
3. Training for cleaning up chemical spills
4. Knowing when to reduce and eliminate hazardous waste