Waste Test Review

___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.

• hazardous waste

• politics

• sewage

• water runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A ____________ is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.

• landfill

• incinerator

• compost heap

• aquifer

If your shirt is partly cotton and partly polyester, what part is biodegradable?

• cotton

• polyester

• both a and b

• none of the above

Microorganisms are unable to break down plastics because plastics

• are made from oil

• are too abundant

• are made of unknown elements

• do not occur in nature

Leachate is a substance that

• is produced in a compost pile

• is a byproduct of bacterial digestion

• is produced by incinerators

• contains dissolved toxic chemicals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that

• use more materials

• are more durable

• are difficult

• are disposable

Toxic, corrosive, or explosive material

• solid waste
• hazardous waste
• municipal waste
• plant waste

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The way humans use plastic effects the environment

• True

• False

_____________ is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products.

• Reducing
• Repurposing
• Recycling
• Composting

Which of the following materials is non-biodegradable?

• plant waste

• paper

• plastic

• yard waste