Waste Disposal

Biodegradable : food peelings :: Nonbiodegradable : _______________.

• dead animals

• food waste

• candy wrappers

• fried chicken

A type of landfill designed to hold municipal solid waste safely is...

• a compost pile

• a sanitary landfill

• a leachate landfill

• an open dump

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Strong hydrochloric acid can dissolve many substances. Which type of hazardous waste would this acid be?

• explosive waste

• flammable waste

• corrosive waste

• radioactive waste

Many types of hazardous waste can be disposed of 

• in a carefully designed landfill

• in the oceans

• down the drain

• in an open dump

The trash that is produced in your home and school is called ______________.

• leachate

• municipal solid waste

• commercial solid waste

• population solid waste

In what category of waste do paint, household cleaners, medical waste, and solvents belong?

• hazardous

• compost

• municipal solid

• industrial

Hazardous (toxic) waste

• threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.

• any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas.

• produce directly from homes.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Municipal solid waste (MSW)

• threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.

• any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas.

• produce directly from homes.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Toxic, corrosive, or explosive material

• solid waste

• hazardous waste

• municipal waste

• plant waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Hazardous waste is:

• corrosive

• ignitable

• toxic

• all of these