Waste Management Brain Pop

Which of the following organizations operates on a municipal level?

• The United States Postal Service

• The Los Angeles Police Department

• The State University of New York

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation

Which of the following is an example of refuse?

• Medical waste thrown out by a hospital

• The waste produced by a chemical factory

• The waste people flush down their toilets

• Spoiled food thrown out by a supermarket

If your parents' car was accidentally incinerated, what would happen to it?

• It would be burned to a crisp

• it would be crushed down to half its original size

• it would be buried underground

• It would be hauled off by your town's sanitation department

Why isn't medical and chemical waste placed in landfills?

• It would contaminate the land and water with dangerous poisons

• It woudl cause the landfills to fill up too quickly

• It would prevent refuse from breaking down over time

• It would contribute to global climate change

Which of the following objects is a good candidate for composting?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A person with which hobby would be most likely to begin a compost pile?

• Stamp collecting

• Gardening

• Playing golf

• Sunbathing

In waste-to-energy plants, _______ energy is converted to electricity.

• Light

• Wind

• Decompositional

• Heat

Why is the garbage in sanitary landfills surrounded by layers of plastic and clay?

• To prevent the tops of the landfills from eroding away

• To prevent waste from leaking out of landfills

• To prevent the waste from getting too hot or too cold

• To protect the landfill against earthquakes

Which of the following would be a good candidate for recycling?

• A worn-out sweatshirt

• An unopened package of hot dogs

• A plastic milk jug

• A wooden piece of furniture

Sanitary landfills are built to minimize the risk of:

• Water pollution

• Noise pollution

• Global warming

• Marine pollution