Waste
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Michael Teague
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following does NOT describe problems associated with modern landfills?
Chemicals leaking out of the waste stored there may pollute wells or groundwater supplies.
Materials buried in landfills decompose in three years.
Explosive gases an be produced by landfills and may build up in the basements of nearby buildings.
all of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the most helpful thing a consumer can do to make sure that more materials are recycled?
encourage friends and neibors to recycle their newspapers.
Carefully wash and sort all materials put out for recycling.
Write letters to legislators asking that recycling be made mandatory.
Make an effort to buy products made form recycled materials whenever possible.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which produces the most solid waste?
manufacturing
plastic packaging
agriculture
nuclear power plants
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which items make up the largest percentage of waste produced by households and buisinesses?
aluminum cans
plastic bottles and packaging
paper products
yard waste, such as grass clippings and tree limbs
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What percentage of the energy needed to make aluminum can from ore is needed to make recycled aluminum cans?
95 %
60%
5%
25%
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the best description of composting?
Composting reduces the amount of garbage individuals send to the landfills, but large scale composting is impractical.
Composting could reduce the amount of waste that restaurants, food processing plants, and animal feedlots send to landfills.
Compost made from glass and plastic can be recycled and used as building materials.
Yard waste, such as grass clippings, is not suitable for composting because it contains low levels of nutrients.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following does NOT describe degradable plastics?
Some plastics are designed to deteriorate, when exposed to sunlight.
Plastic that contain sugars can be acted on by soil bacteria.
Degradable plastics usually break down completely in damp environments.
all of the above
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