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GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry1. Green chemistry aims to?5.a) Design chemical products andprocess that maximize profitsa) Awareness of the benefits of greenchemistryb) Developing chemicals that arerecyclablec) Training for cleaning up chemicalspillsd) Knowing when to reduce andeliminate hazardous wasteb) Design safer chemical products andprocesses that reduce or eliminatethe use and generation of hazardoussubstancesc) Design chemical products andprocesses that work most efficientlyd) Utilize non-renewable energy2. Dr. Paul Anastas & Dr. John Warnercreated 10 Principles of GreenChemistry to reduce or eliminate theuse and generation of hazardoussubstances?6.b) Innovating 'greener' products toentice customersb) Falsec) Greater compliance withenvironmental legislation3. Which of the following are among the12 Principles of Green Chemistry?b) Use only new solventsc) Use catalysts, not stoichiometricreagentsBusiness benefits of green chemistryinclude?a) Reduced costs associated withwaste treatment and disposala) Truea) Design commercially viable productsWhich of the following is a challengefor green chemists?d) All of the above7.Green chemistry is more expensivethan traditional chemistry?a) Trueb) Falsed) Re-use waste4. Green chemists reduce risk by?a) Reducing the hazard inherent in achemical product or process8. What is the U.S. Presidential GreenChemistry Challenge Award?a) An award related to recyclingb) Minimizing the use of all chemicalsb) An award for industry onlyc) Inventing technologies that will cleanup toxic sitesc) The only chemistry award given bythe Presidentd) Developing recycled productsd) Challenges companies to becomefuel efficient
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry9.Since 1996, Presidential GreenChemistry Challenge Award winningtechnologies have helped save oreliminate at least 1.3 billion poundsof hazardous chemicals andsolvents?a) Trueb) False10. The first listed of the 12 Principles ofGreen Chemistry is?a) Prevent wasteb) Catalysisc) Atom economyd) Benign solvents13. The figure above shows a processthat is often used as part of which‘green’ product design system?a) Market Flow Analysisb) Customer Market Flow Analysisc) Life Cycle Assessment11. This word is synonymous with greenchemistry and also means harmless,or gentle and not life threatening?a) Sustainableb) Benignc) User friendlyd) Greenness12. Which of the following is thegreenest solvent?a) Formaldehydeb) Benzened) Product Life Analysis14. The definition of green chemistry isthe same as the definition ofsustainability?a) Trueb) False15. The term which refers to the breakupwithin a compound due to microbialactivity is?a) Microbial degradationc) Ethanolb) Agro-degradationd) Waterc) Photo-degradationd) Decomposition
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry16. Which one of the following threeterms is used in the ‘sustainabilitytriangle’?a) Micro-economicsb) Planetc) Social responsibility17. The term used to measure a productor person’s environmental impact is?a) Handprint20. The term missing in Risk Hazard xis?a) Exposureb) Cancerc) Benignd) Reactivity21. The following term refers to therelative proportion of chemicalcomponents?b) CO2 printa) Togethernessc) Footprintb) Stoichiometryd) Hazardous printc) Metricd) Colligative18. Used to indicate the level ofcontaminants present, the term ‘PPM’means?a) Parts-per-micronb) Parts-per-millionc) Parts-per-massd) Parts-per-molecule19. Environmental benefits of greenchemistry include?a) Fewer raw materials and naturalresources usedb) Cleaner production technologies &reduced emissionsc) Smaller quantities of hazardouswaste to be treated and disposed ofd) All of the above22. The word missing on the left side ofthe figure above is?a) Enhancingb) Facilitatingc) Reducingd) Awareness
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry23. is fulfilling theneeds of the present generationwithout compromising the ability offuture generations to meet theirneeds?26. Shortly after mid-night in 1984, areaction caused poisonous methylisocyanate gas to leak from a factoryin this city, causing 3,700deaths?a) Sustainabilitya) Bhopalb) Green chemistryb) Hinkleyc) Life Cycle Assessmentc) Calcuttad) Recyclingd) Siberia24. and moral arguments areoften used when discussingsustainability and green chemistry?27. In the late 1960’s, the CuyahogaRiver in Ohio overloaded withchemical pollutants and ?a) Environmenta) Killed fishb) Technologyb) Polluted surrounding soilc) Politicsc) Caused foamingd) Ethicsd) Caught fire25. , or VOCs, have beenreplaced and were banned in somepaints?a) Versatile Organic Chemicalsb) Volatile Organic Compoundsc) Volatile Organic Componentsd) Versatile Odorless Components28. Benzene, a substance, is animportant industrial solvent used inthe production of pharmaceuticals,plastics, and dyes?a) Odorlessb) Non-flammablec) Biodegradabled) Carcinogenic
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry29. The following legislation gave birthto today's green chemistryinitiatives?a) Clean Water Act of 1972b) Montreal Protocol of 1989c) Pollution Prevention Act of 199033. Lignin, switch grass, and celluloseare all types of ?a) Enzymesb) Catalystsc) Bio-based feedstock’sd) Anti-cancer compoundsd) Superfund Act of 198030. In 1998, this state signed greenchemistry legislation promising toremove politics from the evaluationof disputed chemicals?34. is an excellent ‘green’solvent as well as a greenhouse gas?a) Methanola) Oregonb) CFCsb) Californiac) Carbon monoxidec) New Yorkd) Carbon Dioxided) Florida31. The following is often referred to asthe universal solvent and is apreferred green solvent?35. interfere with hormonesystems in animals and humans andare abbreviated EDC’s?a) Watera) Endocrine Destructive Componentsb) Methanolb) Energy Disrupting Chemicalsc) Ethyl Acetatec) Endocrine Disrupting Chemicalsd) Benzened) Enzyme Destructive Components32. A chemical process with an E-Factorof 1 creates LESS waste than an EFactor of 25?36. Green chemistry can provide greentechnology solutions for asustainable future?a) Truea) Trueb) Falseb) False
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry37. Soybean is used to replacetraditional inks in printer cartridges,highlighting which of the Greenchemistry principles?a) Atom economyb) Use of Renewable Feedstock'sc) Reduce derivativesd) Prevent waste40. was instrumental inwinning a 1996 legal settlement of 333 million for the California town ofHinkley due to chromium in itsdrinking water?a) Leonardo diCapriob) George Clooneyc) Erin Brockovichd) Angelina Jolie38. Bio-polymers exemplify GreenChemistry Principle # 10, which is?a) Catalysisb) Prevent waste41. was a co-founder of theworldwide green chemistrymovement and the first director ofthe Green Chemistry Institute, nowpart of ACS?c) Benign solvents & auxiliariesa) Joseph Breend) Design for degradationb) Albert Einstein39. The use of solar power is coveredwithin Green Chemistry Principle #6,which is?a) Atom economyb) Design for energy efficiencyc) Design benign chemicalsd) Less hazardous synthesisc) John Warnerd) Paul Anastas42. This ‘green’ chemical is used inhousehold cleaners to remove stainsand is also a favorite dressing onsalads!?a) Vinegar (acetic acid)b) Citric acidc) Hydrochloric acid (HCl)d) Water
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistry43. An example of green chemistry is?a) Recycled carpetb) A product made on Earth Dayc)A sublimation reactiond) Bio-plastics44. Biodiesel is an example of which ofthe 12 Principles of GreenChemistry?a) #1 – Waste preventionb) #7 – Use of renewable feedstocks47. An example of chemical toxicsprevention is?a) Removing water from industrialreactionsb) Eliminating the formation ofchlorinated organics in paperc) Utilizing ammonia instead of vinegard) Monitoring BPA (Bisphenol A) inplastic bottles48. Green chemistry synthesis couldalso involve which of the following?c) #9 – Use of catalysisa) High temperatured) #5 – Safer solventsb) Dichloromethane45. Green chemistry can reduce all butwhich of the following?c) Fossil fuelsd) Microwavea) Costb) Risk & Hazardc) Awarenessd) Waste46. A ‘green’ soy adhesive wasdeveloped based on the adhesionprotein secreted by mussels stickingon rocks?a) Trueb) False49. Bio-catalysis has become very usefulin green chemistry manufacturing?a) Trueb) False50. TRI is used by the EPA to trackpollution prevention. TRI stands for?a) Total Reporting Inventoryb) Total Release Impactc) Toxic Release Inventoryd) Toxic Release Impact
GREEN CHEMISTRYHIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONSwww.acs.org/greenchemistryTEST ANSWERS1)b27) d2)b28) d3)c29) c4)a30) b5)d31) a6)d32) a7)b33) c8)c34) d9)a35) c10) a36) a11) b37) b12) d38) d13) c39) b14) b40) c15) a41) d16) c42) a17) c43) d18) b44) b19) d45) c20) a46) a21) b47) b22) c48) d23) a49) a24) d50) c25) b26) a
b) CFCs c) Carbon monoxide d) Carbon Dioxide 35. _ interfere with hormone systems in animals and humans and are abbreviated EDC's? a) Endocrine Destructive Components b) Energy Disrupting Chemicals c) Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals d) Enzyme Destructive Components 36. Green chemistry can provide green technology solutions for a
