UNIT 4 CHAPTER 5-6 QUIZ

   This is a land that contains chemicals that are harmful to the environment.

• Contaminated land

• Landfill

This material decays through the action of bacteria or other living organisms.

• Recycle

•    Biodegradable

This is a place where waste is buried underground.

 

• Landfill

• Contaminated land

These are ways to reduce the amount of garbage that goes into the landfill.

• reused or recycled items

• paper cups or plates

How long can it take for a landfill to become full?

• 10 years

• 50 years

a determination of land boundaries

• plan

• survey

This is the practice of changing the type of crop grown in a field each season no-till farming, n. the practice of harvesting only the part of the plant needed for food and leaving the rest in the soil

• Crop Rotation

• Harvesting

These are animals that build their homes underground.

• dogs, cats, tigers, sharks

• moles, prairie dogs, toads, ants

What happens to a plant if the land becomes contaminated?

• It may not be able to grow or die.

• It may grow huge and healthy.

What can cause soil to erode?

• sun, dirt

• wind, water