Landfills

Landfills

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Landfills

Landfills

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-5, HS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-3

+4

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is one thing that makes the landfills of today more environmentally friendly than the old garbage dumps of the past?

The liner system that runs on the bottom and up the sides of the landfill.

Leaving it open so animals can come and eat out of it.

Letting people come and take what they want out of it.

Selling it to China.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is leachate?

Water that collects contaminates as it moves downward.

Type of organism that helps to break down compost in a landfill.

The bottom layer of covering in a landfill.

 None of the above is correct.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to divert organic waste from landfills?

To reduce the production of landfill gas

To increase the capacity of landfills

To improve the quality of leachate

To make composting unnecessary

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to cover waste in landfills daily?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does landfill gas utilization benefit the environment?

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OFF

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

What are the sections in a landfill called?

cubits

sections

cells

prisions

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

What does the lining system in a landfill do?

it protects the soil and water

it only protects the water

It protects the soil only

it does nothing

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