NEHA RS/REHS, TEST BANK. All You need to pass. Exam Questions and answers, 100% accurate, graded A+

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NEHA RS/REHS, TEST BANK. All You need to pass. Exam Questions and answers, 100% accurate, graded A+ Question 1 An action authorized by law to restrict or prevent the movement of goods for the pr ... otection of public health, safety and welfare is called Choose one answer. a. an injunction b. an embargo c. an order to cease and desist d. a subpoena - ✔✔-an embargo Question 2 Field observations are not always reported in total because Choose one answer. a. the reported forms are usually inadequate b. the significance of the data is not understood c. the field staff are instructed to limit observations d. the supervisor may insist on reinspection - ✔✔-the significance of the data is not understood Question 3 In preparing a legal action, one of the first steps a sanitarian should do is to Choose one answer. a. obtain a warrant b. obtain a court order c. keep very accurate records d. check with other agencies - ✔✔-keep very accurate records Question 4 Which of the following statements is true regarding an inspection efficiency rating? Choose one answer. a. the average amount of time required for each inspection must be determined by the administrator of the sanitation program b. the quality of the inspections should be emphasized over quantity c. the numerical rating obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to year d. it is not possible to receive a rating over 100 percent - ✔✔-the numerical rating obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to year Question 5 When a health violation is classified as a misdemeanor, it can be more readily resolved by ______. Choose one answer. a. criminal proceedings b. civil action c. immediately closing the facility d. posting a public notice - ✔✔-civil action Question 6 Which of the following is the most critical step needed before detailed information is collected? Choose one answer. a. determining how the information will be used b. determining how often the information will be updated c. determining how much time will be needed for data collection d. determining how much time will be needed for the record-processing unit to enter the data - ✔✔- determining how the information will be used Question 7 Which of the following is the most effective technique for ceasing operation of a noncomplying establishment? Choose one answer. a. a mandatory injunction b. revoking a license c. an injunction d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 8 An administrative process of measuring and analyzing results in relation to specific goals, objectives, aims or targets is Choose one answer. a. record keeping b. daily activity reports c. coding d. evaluation - ✔✔-evaluation Question 9 On-the-job education should start with planned, routine, intensive in-service training of Choose one answer. a. division directors b. owners of food service facilities c. all field and office personnel d. septic tank contractors - ✔✔-all field and office personnel Question 10 All of the following describe objectives used in environmental quality planning except Choose one answer. a. non-measurable b. realistically obtainable c. obtainable in a specified time period d. specifically measurable - ✔✔-non-measurable Question 11 Marks: 1 Self-imposed health risk factors include Choose one answer. a. exposure to sunlight b. diet c. smoking d. all the above - ✔✔-all the above Question 12 Marks: 1 Legal proceedings to enforce a law may include Choose one answer. a. issuance of an order to eliminate a violation b. suspension of a permit c. civil sanctions d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 13 Marks: 1 In an environmental control statistical report for program, the "total man-days expended" will Choose one answer. a. include the total number of premises or initial services in each program activity for which the local health unit is responsible b. refer to the number of premises where an annual, routine, or special inspection was made for the first time during the year c. show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities d. none of the above - ✔✔-show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities Question 14 Marks: 1 Which type of inspection would be conducted prior to legal action? Choose one answer. a. reinspection b. routine c. complete d. initial - ✔✔-reinspection Question 15 Marks: 1 In order to perform an evaluation, the data collected must be reliable. Which of the following is not a definitive characteristic of reliability? Choose one answer. a. consistent b. easy to obtain c. reproducible d. dependable - ✔✔-easy to obtain Question 16 Marks: 1 The changing role of environmental health scientists, including their duties of administrating services to the public, has been brought about largely due to Choose one answer. a. adequate intelligence data on environmental trends showing the urgency for action b. stricter governmental control c. public recognition of the problems and the desire for higher quality of life d. none of the above - ✔✔-public recognition of the problems and the desire for higher quality of life Question 17 Marks: 1 Standards must be scientifically supported, understandable, measurable and Choose one answer. a. traditional b. acceptable to all parties involved c. enforceable d. rigid - ✔✔-enforceable Question 18 Marks: 1 The terms "goals" and "objectives" are sometimes used interchangeably; however, objectives should be considered as Choose one answer. a. a general direction b. the final purpose or aim c. the idea which is always realized d. the realistically attainable ends - ✔✔-the realistically attainable ends Question 19 Marks: 1 Letter and report writing are effective means of acquainting ______ with the diversity and complexity of a facility's problems. Choose one answer. a. local officials b. establishment owners c. the general public d. lawmakers - ✔✔-establishment owners Question 20 Marks: 1 The agencies general administrative plan provides the basis for Choose one answer. a. a search warrant b. an administrative warrant c. a seizure d. none of the above - ✔✔-an administrative warrant Question 21 Marks: 1 Inspections of nonpublic areas can be made by consent of the owner or occupant and Choose one answer. a. on the basis of a general administrative plan b. whenever premises are vacant c. whenever premises are unlocked d. without regard to requests or demands that inspectors leave the premises - ✔✔-on the basis of a general administrative plan Question 22 Marks: 1 The statement of goals and objectives should recognize environmental quality and community needs such as Choose one answer. a. clean air b. clean food service establishments c. decent housing d. all the above - ✔✔-all the above Question 23 Marks: 1 A standard for dishwashing that states that the "total bacteria count should not exceed one hundred per utensil surface," is an example of what type of objective? Choose one answer. a. enforceable b. specification c. compliance d. performance - ✔✔-performance Question 24 Marks: 1 A well developed ______ activity report can serve practically all the reporting needs of an organization for statistical purposes. Choose one answer. a. daily b. weekly c. monthly d. yearly - ✔✔-daily Question 25 Marks: 1 To have a successful environmental control service, the retention of competent personnel is a primary concern. Which of the following is (are) required to retain competent personnel? Choose one answer. a. adequate salaries b. pleasant, stimulating working conditions c. a dynamic and challenging program d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 26 Marks: 1 The number of inspections divided by the number of workdays should equal which of the following? Choose one answer. a. average number of inspections per workday b. average number of hours per inspection c. average number of city inspections per workday d. average number of county inspections per workday - ✔✔-average number of inspections per workday Question 27 Marks: 1 Since competent direction is essential to a divisional program's effectiveness, it is important to offer Choose one answer. a. bonus salaries b. marginal salaries c. a structured, incremental pay plan d. none of the above - ✔✔-none of the above Question 28 Marks: 1 From a legal standpoint, which of the following is true regarding enforcement of standards? Choose one answer. a. a Federal standard is easier to enforce than a State standard b. a State standard is easier to enforce than a Federal standard c. a performance standard is easier to enforce than a specification-type standard d. a specification-type standard is easier to enforce than a performance standard - ✔✔-a specificationtype standard is easier to enforce than a performance standard Question 29 Marks: 1 The effectiveness of an inspection program depends on technical competence and the ______ of regulatory staff. Choose one answer. a. academic degrees b. physical qualifications c. genealogy d. attitude - ✔✔-attitude Question 30 Marks: 1 A program plan should be developed for each of the program activities. This plan should list which of the following criteria for each activity? Choose one answer. a. work load and methods to meet program objectives and financing b. resource requirements, goals and objectives c. need for the program, evaluation, and law d. all the above - ✔✔-all the above Question 1 Marks: 1 The precise levels at which specific air pollutants become a health hazard are relatively easy to establish by existing surveillance systems. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 2 Marks: 1 Particulates larger than 10 microns can penetrate easily into the respiratory tract. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 3 Marks: 1 It is possible to control noise Choose one answer. a. at the source b. in its path of transmission c. where it is received d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 4 Marks: 1 Fluorocarbons in the atmosphere are of concern because they may Choose one answer. a. react with the ozone in the upper atmosphere, thus reducing the total amount of ozone available b. cause an increase in ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth c. cause an increase in skin cancers and changes in our climate, animal, and plant life d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 5 Marks: 1 The terms "washout" and "rainout" both refer to a cleansing process of pollutants in the atmosphere. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 6 Marks: 1 A ______ is a dimensionless unit to express physical intensity or sound pressure levels. Choose one answer. a. noise level b. decibel c. hertz d. sound pressure level (SPL) - ✔✔-decibel Question 7 Marks: 1 The frequency of a sound determines its pitch. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 8 Marks: 1 When two pollutants are combined, the effects are greater than the sum of the individual effects. This is called Choose one answer. a. commensalism b. synergism c. magnification d. multiplication - ✔✔-synergism Question 9 Marks: 1 Scrubbers are wet collectors generally used to remove particles that form as a Choose one answer. a. nonsoluable vapor b. mist, solid, or vapor c. fog, mist, or dust d. fume, dust, or mist - ✔✔-fog, mist, or dust Question 10 Marks: 1 Precipitation accomplishes an effective cleansing process of pollutants in the atmosphere by Choose one answer. a. accumulation of small particles in the formation of raindrops or snowflakes in clouds b. the washing out of scavenging of large particles by falling raindrops or snowflakes c. removal of gaseous pollutants by dissolution and absorption d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 11 Marks: 1 A deterioration in the ozone layer of the stratosphere can cause an increase in ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 12 Marks: 1 The unit of measurement most commonly used to measure loudness is called Choose one answer. a. hertz b. phon c. decibel d. none of the above - ✔✔-phon Question 13 Marks: 1 Sound absorbing materials absorb low frequency sounds much more effectively than high frequency sounds. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 14 Marks: 1 Air pollution control should first be considered at the Choose one answer. a. source b. stack c. industrial level d. suburban level - ✔✔-source Question 15 Marks: 1 If 10 decibels is 10 times more intense than one decibel, how many times more intense is 20 decibels than one decibel? Choose one answer. a. 20 b. 30 c. 100 d. 1000 - ✔✔-100 Question 16 Marks: 1 The Montreal Protocol categorizes ______ and ______ in two classes based on their ozone-depiction potential. Choose one answer. a. CO2 and PAN b. CFCs and halons c. Ozone depleting greenhouse chemicals d. SO2 and CO - ✔✔-CO2 and PAN Question 17 Marks: 1 Glazing, silvering, or bronzing on the underside of a leaf is evidence that injury has occurred by Choose one answer. a. ozone b. peroxyacyl nitrates c. sulfur dioxide d. hydrogen fluoride - ✔✔-peroxyacyl nitrates Question 18 Marks: 1 The meteorological elements that have the most direct and significant effects on the distribution of air pollutants are Choose one answer. a. solar radiation b. wind speed and direction c. precipitation and stability d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 19 Marks: 1 Turbulence is the wind characteristic that is Choose one answer. a. most predictable b. the most effective mechanism for the dispersion or dilution of a cloud or plume of pollutants c. responsible for generating cyclonic pollutants d. responsible for the agitation of otherwise harmless ions - ✔✔-the most effective mechanism for the dispersion or dilution of a cloud or plume of pollutants Question 20 Marks: 1 Some specific measures that can be used to reduce the effect of highway noise include Choose one answer. a. setting lower speed limits for certain sections of a highway b. establishing alternate truck routes c. enclosure of highways going through residential areas d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 21 Marks: 1 For a pure tone (single frequency) to be produced, there must be a one-to-one correspondence between Choose one answer. a. loudness and intensity b. frequency and intensity c. pitch and loudness d. pressure and pitch - ✔✔-loudness and intensity Question 22 Marks: 1 ______ have been known to cause crippling skeletal damage to cattle through ingested contaminated vegetation. Choose one answer. a. sulfides b. fluorides c. nitrates d. chlorides - ✔✔-fluorides Question 23 Marks: 1 Air is vital to existence. In fact, humans breathe in a day's time an average of Choose one answer. a. 3 to 4 pounds of air b. 35 pounds of air c. 37 pounds of air d. 1,600 ft3 of air - ✔✔-35 pounds of air Question 24 Marks: 1 Stability of the atmosphere Choose one answer. a. is the ability to enhance or suppress vertical air motions b. is largely determined by the vertical temperature profile c. refers to the inertness of its composition d. a and b above - ✔✔-a and b above Question 25 Marks: 1 In what part of the earth's atmosphere are photochemical oxidants produced? Choose one answer. a. lithosphere b. stratosphere c. troposphere d. hydrosphere - ✔✔-troposphere Question 26 Marks: 1 Sources of pollutants can generally be classified as Choose one answer. a. line sources b. area sources c. point sources d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 27 Marks: 1 Which of the following items are not natural topographic features? Choose one answer. a. rivers b. canals c. foliages d. hills - ✔✔-canals Question 28 Marks: 1 A particle count of above ______ is said to be representative of an urban area Choose one answer. a. 10,000 b. 50,000 c. 100,000 d. 200,000 - ✔✔-50,000 Question 29 Marks: 1 Street dust would be considered what type of pollution? Choose one answer. a. paradox pollutant b. fugitive pollutant c. uncontrolled pollutant d. laps rate - ✔✔-fugitive pollutant Question 30 Marks: 1 Ozone can be formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 31 Marks: 1 What type of air pollution causes bleaching of leaves in plants? Choose one answer. a. PAN b. sulfur dioxide c. industries processing hazardous wastes d. high motor vehicle traffic - ✔✔-sulfur dioxide Question 32 Marks: 1 ______ can be formed as a result of the sun's action on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons Choose one answer. a. sulfur dioxide b. hydrogen sulfide c. chlorofluorocarbons d. ozone - ✔✔-ozone Question 33 Marks: 1 The ratio of the energy passing through a wall, floor, or ceiling to the energy striking it is called Choose one answer. a. sound absorption b. sound transmission loss c. noise reduction d. all of the above - ✔✔-sound transmission loss Question 34 Marks: 1 Long-term wind data of a given location are presented graphically in the form of a Choose one answer. a. wind rose b. wind table c. wind tree d. wind iris - ✔✔-wind rose Question 35 Marks: 1 Transportation is the largest source of air pollution. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 36 Marks: 1 The amount of sound energy a material can absorb is a function of its absorption coefficient at a specified frequency. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 37 Marks: 1 Which of the following types of materials are known to reflect sound? Choose one answer. a. rubber tiles b. heavy drapes c. carpets with felt pads d. rugs - ✔✔-rubber tiles Question 38 Marks: 1 Continuous exposure to high-level noise is less harmful than intermittent or occasional exposure. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 39 Marks: 1 Dry cotton ear plugs are just as effective against noise control as expensive fitted ear plugs and earmuffs. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 40 Marks: 1 The accumulation or increased concentration of a continuously emitted pollutant is Choose one answer. a. referred to as episodic filtration b. referred to as explosive stockpiling and is potentially a very hazardous situation if left unchecked c. directly proportional to wind speed d. inversely proportional to wind speed - ✔✔-inversely proportional to wind speed Question 41 Marks: 1 A hammering type noise often heard in a plumbing system is usually due to Choose one answer. a. a quick-closing valve requiring installation of an air chamber b. vibrations from machines that require rubber mountings or resilient pads c. the high mineral content of flowing water d. low sound transmission loss of plumbing materials - ✔✔-a quick-closing valve requiring installation of an air chamber Question 42 Marks: 1 In the United States, the Ringlemann smoke chart consists of how many rectangular charts? Choose one answer. a. three b. four c. five d. six - ✔✔-four Question 43 Marks: 1 A primary pollutant is one that is formed in the atmosphere as a result of chemical reactions. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 44 Marks: 1 Individuals react differently to noise depending on age, sex, and socioeconomic background. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 45 Marks: 1 Air pollution is the presence of ______ in the outside air in amounts that are injurious or detrimental to humans, animals, plants, or property. Choose one answer. a. solids b. gases c. liquids d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 46 Marks: 1 Stack samples must be collected at the same speed of flow that gases normally pass through the stack. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 47 Marks: 1 The ______ of a sound wave is the energy transferred per unit time (sec) through a unit area normal to the direction of propagation. Choose one answer. a. sound pressure b. frequency c. intensity d. speed - ✔✔-intensity Question 48 Marks: 1 The normal change in temperature with altitude is Choose one answer. a. noted as an increase due to the increased closeness and lack of filtering of sunlight b. noted as a decrease due to expansion and thus adiabatic cooling of air c. noted as a decrease due to black-body emission into space, coupled with the lessening of insulation provided by other air d. noted as an increase due to the rising of warm air - ✔✔-noted as a decrease due to expansion and thus adiabatic cooling of air Question 49 Marks: 1 The Safe Alternatives Policy program Choose one answer. a. specifies alternatives for all ozone-depleting substances b. lists unacceptable alternatives to ozone-depleting substances c. considers only ozone depletion potential d. is based on global warming potential - ✔✔-specifies alternatives for all ozone-depleting substances Question 50 Marks: 1 Ozone reduces the useful life of all of the following except Choose one answer. a. rubber b. textiles c. dyes d. nylon - ✔✔-nylon Question 51 Marks: 1 Halon-1211 is used primarily in ______. Choose one answer. a. portable fire extinguishers b. fixed fire suppression systems c. printed circuit board cleaning d. vapor degreasing - ✔✔-portable fire extinguishers Question 52 Marks: 1 Air pollutants may be in the form of microorganisms. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 53 Marks: 1 Areas on the windward side of mountain ranges can expect less precipitation due to the forced rising, expansion, and cooling of moving air masses. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 54 Marks: 1 The most common type of noise measurement device used for initial surveys to provide rapid evaluation and identification of potential problem areas is the Choose one answer. a. octave-band analyzer b. noise dosimeter c. sound level meter d. sound analyzer - ✔✔-sound level meter Question 55 Marks: 1 The first Federal standards for occupational exposure to noise were issued by Choose one answer. a. the Department of Transportation b. the Federal Aviation Administration c. the Department of Housing and Urban Development d. the Department of Labor - ✔✔-the Department of Labor Question 56 Marks: 1 The concentration resulting from a continuous emission of a pollutant is directly proportional to wind speed. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 57 Marks: 1 A primary pollutant is Choose one answer. a. one that is formed in the atmosphere as a result of reactions such as hydrolysis, oxidation, and photochemistry b. one that is found in the atmosphere due to natural reactions c. one that is found in the atmosphere in the same form as it exists d. none of the above - ✔✔-one that is found in the atmosphere in the same form as it exists Question 58 Marks: 1 ______ involves the chemistry, physics, and dynamics of the atmosphere and includes many direct effects of the atmosphere on the earth's surface, ocean, and life. Choose one answer. a. topography b. meteorology c. micrometeorology d. none of the above - ✔✔-meteorology Question 59 Marks: 1 The effects of air pollution are influenced by Choose one answer. a. wind speed, and direction b. sunlight c. precipitation d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 60 Marks: 1 Which of the following are not major sources of sulfur dioxide pollution? Choose one answer. a. metal smelters b. coal and oil burning power plants c. refineries d. electrical substations - ✔✔-electrical substations Question 61 Marks: 1 In general terms, it is safe to assume that any two identical sound levels will have the effect of increasing the overall level by 10 dB. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 62 Marks: 1 Halon-1301 is used primarily in ______. Choose one answer. a. portable fire suppression systems b. fixed fire suppression systems c. precision cleaning processes d. plastic foam blowing - ✔✔-fixed fire suppression systems Question 63 Marks: 1 Sounds with a frequency of 30 hertz (Hz) are considered very low pitch. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 64 Marks: 1 The major factors related to hearing loss are Choose one answer. a. time duration of exposure and repeated impact b. intensity of sound waves c. frequency content of sound d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 65 Marks: 1 Which of the following is not a malodorous gas? Choose one answer. a. sulfur dioxide b. hydrogen sulfide c. carbon monoxide d. phenol - ✔✔-carbon monoxide Question 66 Marks: 1 Impurities in combustible hydrocarbons (coal and oil) combine with oxygen to produce ______ when burned. Choose one answer. a. nitrogen oxide b. sulfur dioxide c. nitrogen dioxide d. carbon monoxide - ✔✔-sulfur dioxide Question 67 Marks: 1 The speed with which sound travels through a particular medium is dependent on Choose one answer. a. the compressibility of the medium b. the density of the medium c. the compressibility and density of the medium d. none of the above - ✔✔-the compressibility and density of the medium Question 68 Marks: 1 ______ is considered to be the least damaging to the stratospheric ozone layer. Choose one answer. a. CFCs b. methyl bromide c. halon d. HCFCs - ✔✔-HCFCs Question 69 Marks: 1 Which of the following is not a primary pollutant? Choose one answer. a. sulfur dioxide b. hydrocarbon c. nitrogen dioxide d. sulfuric acid - ✔✔-sulfuric acid Question 70 Marks: 1 Almost all sound contains multiple frequencies. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Marks: 1 In recent years, the largest number of rabies cases were associated with Choose one answer. a. skunks b. bats c. dogs d. cats - ✔✔-skunks Question 2 Marks: 1 The gains in life expectancy between 1900 (48 years) and 1974 (72 years) have occurred mostly in the early years and are due to Choose one answer. a. sanitation b. nutrition c. chemotherapy d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 3 Marks: 1 It is believed that the ingestion of one virus particle can cause infection in humans. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 4 Marks: 1 Onchocerciasis is a rare illness found in some third world countries. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 5 Marks: 1 An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic product which is transmitted from a reservoir to a susceptible host either directly or indirectly is called Choose one answer. a. an infectious disease b. a communicable disease c. a genetic disease d. a noncommunicable disease - ✔✔-a communicable disease Question 6 Marks: 1 The cancer rate is roughly 72% higher for inner-city people than the level for suburbanites. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 7 Marks: 1 There is a scientific consensus that further increases in life expectancy are dependent on the extent to which Choose one answer. a. cancer can be controlled b. personal lifestyles can be changed c. pollution can be controlled d. b and c above - ✔✔-b and c above Question 8 Marks: 1 A disease transmitted by birds and bird droppings is Choose one answer. a. dengue fever b. psittacosis c. tularemia d. hurine typhus - ✔✔-psittacosis Question 9 Marks: 1 Food poisoning from Staphylococcus aureus can be prevented by thoroughly cooking foods that have been properly handled and then through appropriate time temperature control of the finished product. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 10 Marks: 1 An analysis by Dever indicated that environmental factors were considered to be the cause of 49% of all deaths due to accidents, 20% of the influenza and pneumonia deaths, 41% of the homicides, and 15% of the deaths due to birth injuries and other diseases peculiar to early infancy. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 11 Marks: 1 Between 26 B.C. and 395 A.D., the average life expectancy was Choose one answer. a. 73 years b. 36 years c. 45 years d. 24 years - ✔✔-24 years Question 12 Marks: 1 The killing of an infectious agent outside the body by chemical or physical means is termed Choose one answer. a. detoxification b. deodorization c. destabilization d. disinfection - ✔✔-disinfection Question 13 Marks: 1 House mice may carry the disease lymphocytic choriomeningitis. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 14 Marks: 1 Tularemia is often transmitted to humans by handling rodents, rabbits, and muskrats. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 15 Marks: 1 Ascaris ova may survive up to 7 hours in moist, warm soil. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 16 Marks: 1 Some of the prime sources of Giardia lamblia cysts are humans, beavers, muskrats, and domestic animals. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 17 Marks: 1 Marsh miasma is another name for the disease known as Legionella. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 18 Marks: 1 Schistosomiasis is Choose one answer. a. a water contact disease b. a foodborne disease c. a milkborne disease d. an airborne disease - ✔✔-a water contact disease Question 19 Marks: 1 Rats are one of the seven animals most likely to carry rabies. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 20 Marks: 1 The most effective means of control of bats is to "build them out." Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 21 Marks: 1 Toxins that attack nerves are referred to as enterotoxin. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 22 Marks: 1 The four major causes of death among all age groups of Americans include all of the following except Choose one answer. a. homicide b. accidents c. malignant neoplasms d. heart disease - ✔✔-homicide Question 23 Marks: 1 Coliform, on soil surfaces, may survive up to 38 days. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 24 Marks: 1 The term "endemic" means Choose one answer. a. sporadic occurrence of an illness b. constant presence of an illness c. all illnesses present at any one time d. an unusually large number of persons with the same illness - ✔✔-constant presence of an illness Question 25 Marks: 1 The prevention of deaths from a particular disease increases the overall life expectancy in direct proportion to its decreased mortality. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 26 Marks: 1 Urine is usually sterile, except for urinary schistosomiasis, typhoid, and leptospirosis carriers. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 27 Marks: 1 The amelioration of a disease to reduce disability or dependence resulting from it is termed Choose one answer. a. primary prevention b. secondary prevention c. tertiary prevention d. none of the above - ✔✔-tertiary prevention Question 28 Marks: 1 Mycotoxins are poisonous chemicals produced by Choose one answer. a. bacteria b. vertebrates c. viruses d. fungi - ✔✔-fungi Question 29 Marks: 1 The prevention of respiratory diseases in "vulnerable" individuals is to Choose one answer. a. protect people from the source b. eliminate routes of transmission c. reduce presence of susceptible individuals d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 30 Marks: 1 Life expectancy is a measure of health progress, morbidity levels, and the quality of life. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 31 Marks: 1 Soil moisture of about 30% to 45% of saturation is the best for survival of pathogens. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 32 Marks: 1 A water or foodborne disease outbreak with a short incubation period is likely because of Choose one answer. a. chemical poisoning b. schistosomiasis c. salmonellosis d. shigella - ✔✔-chemical poisoning Question 33 Marks: 1 It is estimated that approximately 1/3 of water and foodborne diseases are reported. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 34 Marks: 1 Rocky Mountain spotted fever is spread by Choose one answer. a. flies b. spiders c. cockroaches d. ticks - ✔✔-ticks Question 35 Marks: 1 The basic principles of disease control include all of the following except Choose one answer. a. use of antibiotics b. control of disease source c. mode of transmission d. susceptibility - ✔✔-use of antibiotics Question 36 Marks: 1 The study of the occurrence, frequency, and distribution of disease is Choose one answer. a. entomology b. biology c. endocrinology d. epidemiology - ✔✔-epidemiology Question 37 Marks: 1 The interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the appearance of the first symptom is called the Choose one answer. a. lag time b. susceptible period c. incubation period d. primary period - ✔✔-incubation period Question 38 Marks: 1 The disease caused by Legionella pneumophila was found to originate in the toilet tanks in older hotels. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 39 Marks: 1 A vaccinated dog or cat bitten by or exposed to a rabid animal should be confined for 4 months or destroyed. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 40 Marks: 1 Observations and cost-effective analyses have shown that good housing and sanitation are far more effective measures for the control of cholera, typhoid, and similar diseases than is immunization. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 1 Marks: 1 Public awareness demands a quality of environment that provides fundamental needs such as which of the following? Choose one answer. a. pure water, clean air, pure food b. decent housing c. safe recreational facilities d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 2 Marks: 1 Which of the following factors is not considered in of need of control by the WHO health goal? Choose one answer. a. physical well being b. achievement of individual wealth c. mental well being d. social well being - ✔✔-achievement of individual wealth Question 3 Marks: 1 The Overseas Development Council has created a Physical Quality of Life Index by combining assessments of Choose one answer. a. water supplies with agriculture production b. environmental factors with population c. literacy rates, life expectancy and infant mortality rates d. economic standards and geographic location - ✔✔-literacy rates, life expectancy and infant mortality rates Question 4 Marks: 1 Strategic planning is a tool that helps organizations Choose one answer. a. decide where they want to be in the future b. locate where they are now c. plan how to get to the desired state in the future d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 5 Marks: 1 The most important factor leading to the abandonment of a site is related to Choose one answer. a. an adequate, safe sewage disposal system b. an adequate, safe solid waste disposal system c. the adequate, safe generation of electricity d. an adequate, safe water supply - ✔✔-an adequate, safe water supply Question 6 Marks: 1 A comprehensive solid waste study must include Choose one answer. a. preliminary analysis for solid waste treatment and disposal b. administration and financing c. project study d. a comprehensive regional plan - ✔✔-preliminary analysis for solid waste treatment and disposal Question 7 Marks: 1 What led to the formation of the NEPA? Choose one answer. a. public concern over environmental pollution b. scientific support c. professional prodding and support d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 8 Marks: 1 Most of the funding for municipal capital improvement is provided by Choose one answer. a. donations b. state funds c. revenue bonds and general obligation bonds d. loans - ✔✔-revenue bonds and general obligation bonds Question 9 Marks: 1 Which one of the following would be considered primary gain for moving from the city into a suburban area? Choose one answer. a. fire protection b. lower taxes c. better schools d. improved sanitary conditions - ✔✔-lower taxes Question 10 Marks: 1 An "environmental assessment" developed under NEPA is Choose one answer. a. an environmental evaluation dealing with fish b. a concise public document for which a Federal agency is responsible c. a public document of environmental concern dealing with acid rain only d. an environmental evaluation dealing with air pollution control - ✔✔-a concise public document for which a Federal agency is responsible Question 11 Marks: 1 Adequate highways, land-use controls, park and recreation facilities, water, sewers, solid waste disposal, and other services necessary for proper community functions are usually designed within the context of a ______ plan. Choose one answer. a. national b. regional c. metropolitan d. county - ✔✔-regional Question 12 Marks: 1 The purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act is to Choose one answer. a. encourage productive and enjoyable interaction between human and the environment b. encourage measures that prevent or eliminate damage to the environment c. encourage greater understanding of the environment d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 13 Marks: 1 What is the smallest practical planning unit involved in regional planning? Choose one answer. a. the individual b. the village c. the county d. the city - ✔✔-the county Question 14 Marks: 1 The process of comprehensive community planning includes all of the following except Choose one answer. a. a statement of goals and objectives b. public information and community action c. surrounding area politics d. basic studies, mapping, and data analysis - ✔✔-surrounding area politics Question 15 Marks: 1 Which of the following is not a recommendation for topography and site survey? Choose one answer. a. careful investigation of the property b. former plot plans c. assistance by a cooperative neighbor d. water supply source that is fast moving - ✔✔-water supply source that is fast moving Question 16 Marks: 1 For every 1,000 new people, a community will require all of the following except Choose one answer. a. the collection and disposal of 548 to 730 tons of solid waste per year b. an additional supply of 10 to 30 million gallons of water per year c. 10.0 or more acres of land for schools, parks, and play areas d. two to four additional hospital beds and three nursing home beds - ✔✔-an additional supply of 10 to 30 million gallons of water per year Question 17 Marks: 1 ______ assists in economic growth by increasing personal income, retail sales, and bank deposits. Choose one answer. a. development of local business b. rezoning c. industry d. subdividing - ✔✔-industry Question 18 Marks: 1 When developing a preliminary or feasibility report, which of the following steps would generally not be included? Choose one answer. a. environmental impact study b. cost estimates c. construction plans d. methods of financing - ✔✔-construction plans Question 19 Marks: 1 The ______ in many cities has been leveling off, but has been increasing in the suburbs. Choose one answer. a. pollution rate b. rate of population growth c. use of private automobiles d. use of public water - ✔✔-rate of population growth Question 20 Marks: 1 Revenue bonds are usually repaid by Choose one answer. a. state taxes b. interest from foreign loans c. specific sources of revenue (such as water charges) d. credit - ✔✔-specific sources of revenue (such as water charges) Question 21 Marks: 1 The term "Federal agency" does not include which of the following Choose one answer. a. the executive office b. general local government c. all agencies of the federal government d. indian tribes assuming NEPA responsibilities - ✔✔-the executive office Question 22 Marks: 1 A comprehensive water supply study must include Choose one answer. a. trunk lines and pumping stations b. handling of special wastes c. alternative sources of water d. grit screening and sludge disposal - ✔✔-alternative sources of water Question 23 Marks: 1 One method of financing for a municipal capital improvement is by revenue bonds which in turn are paid by Choose one answer. a. all persons in a given developed community b. state revenues c. persons receiving the service d. federal revenues - ✔✔-persons receiving the service Question 24 Marks: 1 A GAP analysis is Choose one answer. a. an analysis of the future state b. an analysis of the current state c. an analysis of the distance between the current state and the future state d. none of the above - ✔✔-an analysis of the distance between the current state and the future state Question 25 Marks: 1 A SWOT analysis is Choose one answer. a. an analysis of the future state b. an analysis of the current state c. a budget process d. none of the above - ✔✔-none of the above Question 26 Marks: 1 When a suitable site is being selected for a particular purpose, which of the following must be known before any property is investigated? Choose one answer. a. the type of facility that is to be maintained b. the desired use of the facility c. the type functions, activities, and programs to be held d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 27 Marks: 1 Comprehensive community planning includes which of the following steps? Choose one answer. a. public information and involvement b. statement of goals c. basic studies d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 28 Marks: 1 The agency that developed guidelines to assist urban areas and cities assess the environmental impact of housing and urban development was Choose one answer. a. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency b. the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare c. the U.S. Department of Housing and Construction d. the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - ✔✔-the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Question 29 Marks: 1 An EIS is required by ______, when the EA indicates significant impact to the Environment. Choose one answer. a. EPA b. NEPA c. HUD d. USDA - ✔✔-NEPA Question 30 Marks: 1 Communities that desire to maintain the character of the community without overtaxing its members should Choose one answer. a. develop zoning regulations b. develop higher taxes on community organizations c. encourage the development of vacant land served by existing public services d. a and c above - ✔✔-a and c above Question 31 Marks: 1 Federal air quality standards for sulfur oxides in parts per million is Choose one answer. a. 3.0 b. 0.03 c. 0.3 d. 0.003 - ✔✔-0.03 Question 32 Marks: 1 A planning board's enforcement tools include Choose one answer. a. subdivision regulations b. zoning codes c. guidance of improvement programs d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 33 Marks: 1 The EPA stream water quality rate for fecal coliform is Choose one answer. a. 200 colonies per 100 ml b. 300 colonies per 100 ml c. 100 colonies per 100 ml d. 400 colonies per 100 ml - ✔✔-200 colonies per 100 ml Question 34 Marks: 1 The generally accepted method(s) of preventing subdivision complications and obtaining orderly community growth is (are) Choose one answer. a. comprehensive land-use planning b. education c. effective regulation d. all of the above - ✔✔-comprehensive land-use planning Question 35 Marks: 1 In research and problem identification, the evaluation of the community contains all the following except Choose one answer. a. transportation systems b. population and demographic studies c. special planning studies d. economic studies and proposals - ✔✔-special planning studies Question 36 Marks: 1 The purpose of public information and community action is which of the following? Choose one answer. a. to stimulate and provide channels for individuals to respond with information and ideas b. to keep the public informed c. to allow the planner to have a better relationship with the public d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 37 Marks: 1 Plan implementation involves capital improvement programs and financing plans. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 38 Marks: 1 An environmental impact statement should contain all of the following except Choose one answer. a. project description and land-use relationships b. probable impact of the proposed action on the environment c. probable adverse environmental effects which can be avoided d. relationship between local short-term uses of the environment and enhancement of long-term productivity - ✔✔-probable adverse environmental effects which can be avoided Question 39 Marks: 1 A QOL index is useful in determining future demands made on water supplies in subdivisions. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 40 Marks: 1 Actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment are categorically defined as Choose one answer. a. environmental impact b. cumulative impact c. environmental document d. categorical exclusion - ✔✔-categorical exclusion Question 41 Marks: 1 The Council on Environmental Quality was established by Choose one answer. a. Title II of DSEA b. Title IV of PHSA c. Title VI of USEA d. Title II of NEPA - ✔✔-Title II of NEPA Question 42 Marks: 1 A "vision" is a term used in strategic planning to represent the Choose one answer. a. desired future state b. where the organization wants to be in 5 years c. the new organizational mission d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 43 Marks: 1 Every 1,000 new people in a community will require 1,000,000 extra gallons of water per year. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 44 Marks: 1 Financing for municipal capital improvements is generally done by revenue bonds or general obligation bonds. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 45 Marks: 1 A project study is another term for Acomprehensive regional planning.@ Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-False Question 46 Marks: 1 In the quality of life index, the economic environment includes all of the following except Choose one answer. a. income b. work satisfaction c. economic security d. material quality - ✔✔-material quality Question 47 Marks: 1 General overall policy planning includes all of the following except Choose one answer. a. aspirations and realistic objectives b. detailed engineering and specific architectural project plans c. identification of goals d. establishment of functional priorities - ✔✔-detailed engineering and specific architectural project plans Question 48 Marks: 1 Comprehensive community planning attempts to take an overall look at the total region. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 49 Marks: 1 Subdivision plans involving individual wells and sewage disposal systems Choose one answer. a. comply with Federal laws only in subdivisions of 25 lots or less b. can never supersede state or federal laws by the use of title stipulation c. must be adapted to the topography and geological formations existing d. none of the above - ✔✔-must be adapted to the topography and geological formations existing Question 50 Marks: 1 The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 made it the responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practical means to coordinate ______ to encourage harmony between man and his/her environment. Choose one answer. a. federal plans b. federal functions c. federal programs d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 51 Marks: 1 Due to political boundaries, the costs of implementing services for community functions are best handled by Choose one answer. a. local governments b. state governments c. metropolitan regions d. federal governments - ✔✔-metropolitan regions Question 52 Marks: 1 The nitrogen dioxide below ______ ppm does not pose a health problem. Choose one answer. a. 0.15 b. 0.05 c. 0.50 d. 0.005 - ✔✔-0.05 Question 53 Marks: 1 ______ was responsible for preparing a circular to help determine "the probable impact of the proposed action on the environment." Choose one answer. a. Sadesky b. Miller c. Leopold d. Randall - ✔✔-Leopold Question 54 Marks: 1 The selection of a site for a public building often requires improvements. An undesirable feature that can often be remediated for public health reasons concerns is Choose one answer. a. a sloped desert area b. a high rocky area c. a low swampy area d. a dry mountain area - ✔✔-a low swampy area Question 55 Marks: 1 Comprehensive planning includes Choose one answer. a. physical and social factors b. economic factors c. ecologic factors d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 56 Marks: 1 The amount of debt a municipality may incur is usually determined by Choose one answer. a. the mayor b. the contractor c. the local Board of County Commissioners d. the constitution or laws of a state - ✔✔-the constitution or laws of a state Question 57 Marks: 1 The EPA stream quality indicator for dissolved oxygen in stream water is Choose one answer. a. 3 mg per liter b. 4 mg per liter c. 5 mg per liter d. 6 mg per liter - ✔✔-6 mg per liter Question 58 Marks: 1 General obligation bonds used for financing municipal capital improvement are repaid by Choose one answer. a. sales tax b. real property tax c. local industry special tax d. private investors with limited ownership - ✔✔-real property tax Question 59 Marks: 1 To determine the resources on a section of property, one should seek the assistance of a person who is experienced and familiar with Choose one answer. a. geology and wildlife b. forestry and engineering c. hydrology and chemistry d. a and b above - ✔✔-a and b above Question 60 Marks: 1 A certificate of compliance is issued by the ______ when a system is properly installed. Choose one answer. a. manufacturer b. health department c. EPA d. property owner - ✔✔-health department Question 61 Marks: 1 Haphazard development can be controlled by comprehensive local and regional planning if Choose one answer. a. public powers levy higher taxes b. public powers regulate development c. broad public powers and regulatory authority are provided d. none of the above - ✔✔-broad public powers and regulatory authority are provided Question 62 Marks: 1 An outline of a regional or area-wide planning study and report includes which of the following elements? Choose one answer. a. purpose and scope b. administration and financing c. the comprehensive regional plan d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 63 Marks: 1 A city, village, or town may adopt a local sewage and waste ordinance as part of its ______ depending on its availability and effectiveness. Choose one answer. a. sanitary code b. zoning ordinance c. building code d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 64 Marks: 1 Several proposals to establish a QOL index were investigated by Choose one answer. a. Hornback b. Smith c. Lewis d. Peale - ✔✔-Hornback Question 65 Marks: 1 A charging hopper, gas cooling, and particulate removal are essential in the disposal of what types of wastes? Choose one answer. a. garbage disposal b. paper products c. solid wastes d. radioactive wastes - ✔✔-solid wastes Question 66 Marks: 1 Stakeholder Focused Interactive Strategic planning is designed to locate common ground held by all stakeholders in the planning process. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 67 Marks: 1 The topography of a subdivision lot usually determines the location of the well with respect to the sewage disposal system. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 68 Marks: 1 The environmental impact statement Choose one answer. a. is required by law b. is a written description of legislative proposals and actions affecting the quality of the human environment c. is not required to meet standards in H.B. Sec. 102 (2) C d. must be included in all proposed programs and concepts, plans, and construction projects - ✔✔-is a written description of legislative proposals and actions affecting the quality of the human environment Question 69 Marks: 1 Which of the following duties of state and local health agencies ensures that public health and welfare are protected? Choose one answer. a. regulatory responsibilities b. community planning c. plan preparation d. plan implementation - ✔✔-regulatory responsibilities Question 70 Marks: 1 General obligation bonds Choose one answer. a. guarantee payment by the municipality through a government tax b. are paid back by all the people in the community c. may be used to pay off a revenue-producing capital improvement d. all of the above - ✔✔-all of the above Question 71 Marks: 1 The assessment of stakeholders values, interests, and expectations can be used to evaluate the probability of success of a strategic plan. Choose one answer. a. True b. False - ✔✔-True Question 72 Marks: 1 The Council on Environmental Quality requires ______ to submit an Environmental Quality Report to Congress. Choose one answer. a. the President b. each representative c. the governor of each state d. federal agencies - ✔✔-the President [Show More]

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