Waste

___________ 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 dark brown, crumbly material made from decomposed matter is called _____________.

• compost

• brown sugar

• saw dust

• non-biodegradable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

Solid waste includes all of the following except;

• newspaper and soda bottles

• food scraps and yard clippings

• ozone and carbon dioxide

• junk mail and milk cartons

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

Which of the following is one way to reduce an over-supply of recyclable materials?

• build more recycling plants

• increase the types of recyclable materials

• increase the demand for products made from recycled materials

• put the excess materials in landfills

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What can food waste be used for?

• composting
• animal feed
• community gardens
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What does RECYCLING mean?

• throw away

• give things to other people

• make new things out of old ones

• using things again and again

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "reduce" mean?

• use more

• use less

• make new things

• save the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3