The US EPA Estimates That Recycling and Composting in the United

question 39

Multiple Choice

The U.S. EPA estimates that recycling and composting in the United States in 2010 reduced emissions of climate-changing carbon dioxide by an amount roughly equal to that emitted by 36 million ____.

• A) hydraulically fractured gas wells
• B) barrels of oil
• C) tons of coal
• D) passenger vehicles
• E) power plants

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Definitions:

Glasses

Eyewear with lenses designed to correct refractive errors and improve vision.

Abbreviation

A shortened form of a word or phrase, used to save space or avoid repetition.

Drop

A small amount of liquid, made in a roughly spherical shape, often used to describe measurements of liquids.

Ml

Milliliter, a unit of volume in the metric system equal to one-thousandth of a liter, often used to measure liquids.