Solid & Hazardous Waste quiz

What is solid waste?

• Clean water
• Garbage that is solid or semisolid
• Air pollution

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Why is solid waste a problem?

• There is too much of it and it’s hard to get rid of safely
• It makes people rich
• It tastes good

What does biodegradable mean?

• Something that never changes
• Something made of metal
• Something that can be broken down by living things
• Option 5

Which of these is biodegradable?

• Plastic bottle
• Glass cup
• Banana peel

____________________ not able to be broken down into simpler substances by living things

• Biodegradable
• Nonbiodegradable

Which of these is non biodegradable?

• Plastic bottle
• Glass cup
• Banana peel

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What are PCBs?

• A type of healthy food
• Toxic industrial chemicals used in old products
• A kind of plastic toy

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Why were PCBs banned?

• They caused liver and kidney damage in people
• They were too expensive
• They stopped working in machines

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Where does solid waste come from?

• Only from forests
• Only from oceans
• From homes, farms, and factories

______________________ is waste that is very dangerous to living things and the environment

• Hazardous Waste
• solid waste
• organic wasye