Resource Management Review

3. The science club is concerned about the number of water bottles being thrown away at school. They learn that many plastic containers end up in landfills and harm the environment. The science club began to brainstorm some ideas about how to minimize the impact on the environment. Which of the following are solutions they could have come up with? Select THREE reasonable solutions.

• Raise money to install a bottle refilling station.

• Encourage students to bring a reusable water bottle or cup into school.

• 1. Provide each student with disposable water bottles for lunch.

• Place recycling bins around the school and in the cafeteria.

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Observe the trash collection shown here. If paper and plastic are part of the trash, they will be wasted instead of used again. What are other drawbacks of having paper and plastic collected with other trash? Select TWO correct answers.

• Paper and plastic will pollute the environment.

• Paper and plastic will take up space in landfills, which are filling up quickly.

• Paper and plastic could catch on fire in a landfill.

• Transporting paper and plastic to a landfill uses energy resources.

• Sanitation workers may become ill from paper or plastic.

Observe the illustration of a scene on a city street. Many people are traveling to the basketball arena to cheer on the local team. Which person or group of people is making the LEAST useful choice for conserving energy resources?

• family who is riding the bus

• a person riding a bicycle

• people walking on the sidewalk

• a person driving an automobile

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The Perry family always puts kitchen scraps and yard clippings into a compost bin. However, they make much more compost than their garden needs. Which is an additional benefit of their composting?

• Composting conserves space in landfills and the resources needed to transport trash to landfills.

• Composting can help clean pollution from the land or water.

• Compost provides an alternative energy source for electricity or home heating.

• Compost can be treated to become a substitute for paper, plastic, or metal.

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At Siovan’s school, students are contributing to recycling programs for paper, plastic, metal, and glass. Siovan claims that by recycling these materials, the students are helping conserve fossil fuels. Which statement MOST strongly supports her claim?

• Recycled paper is used to replace coal in power plants.

• New plastics are made from oil, a type of fossil fuel.

• Glass can be heated to release natural gas, a type of fossil fuel.

• Metals can be melted to become fossil fuels.

What are some disadvantages of sending household trash to landfills? Select THREE correct answers.

• Any useful materials in the trash will be wasted.

• The trash is likely to escape the landfill and cause pollution.

• A landfill takes up land that could be used for other purposes.

• People must stay away from a filled landfill because the land cannot be used for other purposes.

• Transporting trash and managing a landfill is expensive and uses energy resources.

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A community recycling center may receive a variety of trash, including empty bottles, empty cans, and used paper. How do they sort the trash they receive?

• according to the materials that make up the trash

• according to the colors of the trash

• according to the neighborhood where the trash came from

• according to the sizes and shapes of the trash

Moira claims that riding a city bus does not conserve energy resources. Her argument is that a large bus uses much more fuel than a small car. Which statement is MOST useful for evaluating Moira’s argument?

• Both cars and buses require a driver to steer them.

• A bus can carry many passengers at once, so the bus can replace many cars.

• Some cities allow passengers to ride a bus for free.

• Both cars and buses can travel on the same streets and highways.

Which kinds of trash or waste should be added to a compost bin? Select THREE correct answers.

• empty plastic jugs and water bottles

• wood shavings, twigs, and sawdust

• old batteries from laptop computers and cell phones

• grass clippings, wilted flowers, and fallen leaves

• fruit scraps and vegetable peels

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A classmate wants to dispose of an old cell phone by throwing it out in the household trash. Why is this a poor decision? Select the TWO best answer choices.

• A cell phone can be included with table scraps in a compost bin.

• Every cell phone can be repaired and remain useful.

• A cell phone has parts that could be removed and then used again.

• The battery of a cell phone has harmful chemicals that can damage the environment.

• A cell phone can be recycled with either plastics or metals in a community recycling program.

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