Wastes and Landfills

Wastes and Landfills

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-3, MS-LS2-5, MS-LS2-1

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

landfills

open dumping 

incineration

recovery 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is leachate dangerous?

It has toxic fumes

It can leak into our water supply

It can't be processed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Grass clippings are considered to be:

Inorganic wastes

E wastes

Hazardous wastes

Organic wastes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hazardous waste is:

corrosive

ignitable

toxic

all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The three main categories of waste include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and:

industrial waste 

radioactive waste 

wastewater

green waste

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why are non-biodegradable plastics a problem in the environment?

They do not decompose or break down naturally

They leak toxic chemicals

They are filling up lakes and ponds

They contain poisons for wildlife

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following practices would help achieve source reduction?

more consumption

increased use of plastics

more packaging

designing goods that last longer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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