Solid waste

Makes up most of the municipal solid waste

• paper
• plastic
• manufacturing waste
• leachate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A polluted liquid produced by water passing through and dissolving chemicals from buried wastes in a landfill

• oil
• leachate
• fertilizer
• battery acid

Garbage produced by households and businesses

• hazardous waste
• school lunch
• municipal solid waste
• city water

Cannot be broken down by biological processes

• plant waste
• paper
• plastic
• yard waste

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

An example of something that is biodegradable is

• a leaf in a compost pile
• a plastic milk jug in a landfill
• a polystyrene burger container in a trash can
• All of the above

The total amount of solid waste generated in the U.S. in the last 40 years

• has doubled
• has tripled
• has not changed
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The average person living in the United States produces

• about 400 pounds of solid waste per day
• about 4 pounds of solid waste per day
• about 400 pounds of solid waste per year
• about 4 pounds of solid waste per month

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?

• source reduction and composting
• surface improvement and leachate
• leachate and methane production
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

All of the following are methods of solid waste disposal EXCEPT:

• landfills
• open dumping 
• incineration
• recovery 

A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:

• recovery
• incineration
• leachate
• source reduction