Earth Day Project

Once a site is selected, it is carefully prepared in stages one section at a time. What are these sections called?

• Squares

• Places

• Sets

• Cells

A modern landfill is carefully designed to protect the ____, ___, and ______ _____ around it. Fill in the blank!

• Soil, Air, and Ground Water

• Water, Plants, and Animals

• Grass, Dirt, and Bugs

• Plains, Canyons, and Plateaus

Optical sorters use _____ ___ ___ to seperate paper and cardboard by type. Fill in the blank!

• Air and Oxygen

• Light and Air

• Oil and Gold

• Light and heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How many pounds of trash can a typical garbage truck hold?

• 120,000

• 12

• 12,000

• 1,200

What can you recycle?

• Cardboard

• Plants

• Baby Dolls

• Food

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What are the contents loaded on after The Tipping Floor?

• A Recycling Bin

• The 2nd Floor

• Another Truck

• A Conveyer Belt

Where does all the recycled material go after it is picked up from your home?

• The Park

• The Tipping Floor

• The Garbage Can

• The Ocean

How does landfills conserve water?

• By getting it from the ground

• By buying it

• By getting it from others

• By reusing it

What is often used to blow air in a certain direction?

• Large Fans

• Big Bugs

• Ocean waves

• People around you

What is the liquid that is produced as trash decomposes is called what?

• Gas collection

• Gold

• Leachate

• Oil