Which of the Following Issues Exists from Communities Using Solid

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following issues exists from communities using solid waste landfills to dispose of trash from private residences?

• A) Landfills are too wasteful, as solid waste can be burned to produce energy.
• B) Methane gas may move through the soil to cause fire or explosions nearby.
• C) There is an ongoing need to purchase more land as landfills eventually fill up.
• D) People do not use landfills but dump their garbage anywhere they will not be seen.

---

Definitions:

Short-term Memory

The ability to keep a limited quantity of data actively accessible in one's consciousness for a brief duration.

Miller

George A. Miller was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to the cognitive psychology field, notably proposing that the human mind can hold 7 ± 2 pieces of information in short-term memory.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process of repeatedly reviewing information to be retained in short-term memory and possibly encoded into long-term memory.

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period.