Where Does Garbage Go?

Where Does Garbage Go?

10th - 11th Grade

13 Qs

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Where Does Garbage Go?

Where Does Garbage Go?

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Science

10th - 11th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-3, MS-PS1-6, MS-PS3-3

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The United States is the top producer of municipal solid waste

True

False

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do the initials/acronym MSW refer to?

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much MSW does the article estimate that Americans generate each year?

268 million tons every year

100 million tons every year

789 billion tons every year

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

According to the article, where does most MSW in the US end up?

Landfills

Recycling Centers

Waste to energy plants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

According to the article, what percentage of MSW ends up in recycling centers?

52.5%

25.8%

8.9%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Locations where debris is sorted to separate useful materials are called

Material Recovery Facilities

Transfer Stations

Landfills

Recycling Centers

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements are true about landfills

Landfills are designed to store waste, but not to break it down.

Landfills are designed to break down waste, not store it.

Garbage will decompose in a landfill, but the process is slow in this oxygen-free environment.

Garbage will not decompose in a landfill.

Garbage will decompose in a landfill, and the process is quick in this oxygen-free environment.

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