Waste Disposal

Landfills are also known as?

• Dustbin

• House area

• Garbage dump or dumping ground.

• Restricted area

Problems caused by improper waste management?

• Air pollution by burning wastes

• Water pollution by leachate

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:

• recovery

• incineration

• leachate

• source reduction 

Leachate is a ______________

• A liquid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

• A gas that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

• A solid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

• A chemical that has passed through solid waste in a landfill

Which category produces the greatest amount of waste?

• Industrial

• Municipal

• Hazardous

• Litter

As garbage rots in landfills this harmful gas is produced

• Carbon dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Methane

• Water vapor

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

• landfills

• open dumping 

• incineration

• recovery 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Why is leachate dangerous?

• It has toxic fumes

• It can leak into our water supply

• It can't be processed

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?

• source reduction and composting

• surface improvement and leachate

• leachate and methane production

• all of the above

Which of the following situations will have a great effect on the environment?

• Andy segregates their household waste at home.

• Anna feeds their food wastes to their pets.

• Amber piles their newly-trimmed grass in their backyard.

• Amboy secretly throws their garbage in the river.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4