Garbage In, Garbage Out - Part 1 | Assessment | English | Grade 6

Waste that rots and gets consumed in the soil is called ______.

• Biodegradable waste

• Non biodegradable waste

• Domestic waste

• Dry waste

Answer explanation

Waste that rots and gets consumed in the soil is called biodegradable waste.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Rishabh took his kitchen waste, and dumped in a pit. What is the fate of this waste?

• Waste will remain as it is.

• Waste will dry up

• Waste will convert into compost

• None of these

Answer explanation

Kitchen waste is wet waste like vegetables and fruit peels, leftovers, etc. These waste are called biodegradable waste. When biodegradable waste are left into the pit, microorganisms decompose this waste and compost is formed. Thus option 3 is the correct answer.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is true with respect to burning of stubble?

• Burning of stubble produces harmful gases

• Burning of stubble generates unnecessary heat.

• Stubble can be raw materials through which manure can be obtained.

• All of these

Answer explanation

All the given options are true with respect to stubble. 1. Burning of stubble produces harmful gases. 2. Burning of stubble generates unnecessary heat. 3. Stubble can be raw materials through which manure can be obtained.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Rohan has lots of household waste as given below. He wants to separate these waste into green and blue bins. Green bin should have biodegradable waste, and blue bin should have non biodegradable waste. Choose the correct option with respect to given situation. Fruit peels, plastic juice bottles, broken glass bowl, vegetable peel, leftover food, tin cans.

• GREEN BIN: Fruit peels, broken glass bowl BLUE BIN: Plastic juice bottles, vegetable peel, leftover food, tin cans

• GREEN BIN: Fruit peels, vegetable peel, leftover food BLUE BIN: Plastic juice bottles, broken glass bowl, tin cans.

• GREEN BIN: Fruit peels, plastic juice bottles, broken glass bowl BLUE BIN: Vegetable peel, leftover food, tin cans

• GREEN BIN: Fruit peels BLUE BIN: Plastic juice bottles, broken glass bowl, vegetable peel, leftover food, tin cans

Answer explanation

Waste which can be decomposed by microorganisms are called biodegradable waste. These are wet waste. As per the given situation, Rohan will separate waste as - GREEN BIN: Fruit peels, vegetable peel, leftover food BLUE BIN: Plastic juice bottles, broken glass bowl, tin cans. Thus, the correct answer is option 2.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Vaibhav wants to make compost from his kitchen waste. Choose the correct order of steps, which he should follow. (i) Add the kitchen waste (ii) Add earthworms (iii) Dig the pit (iv) Keep the soil of pit moist (v) Cover the pit

• (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (v)

• (iii) (iv) (v) (i) (ii)

• (v) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

• (iii) (ii) (v) (iv) (i)

Answer explanation

Vaibhav will take the following steps - (iii) Dig the pit (iv) Keep the soil of pit moist (i) Add the kitchen waste (ii) Add earthworms (v) Cover the pit

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3