Using Text Evidence in Scientific Claims

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

• Using evidence to support a claim

• The impact of human activities on ecosystems

• The definition of a landfill

• The process of recycling

What does the claim 'household waste does not go away, it relocates' mean?

• Waste disappears completely

• Waste is moved to a different location

• Waste is recycled immediately

• Waste is reduced to nothing

What should students do when they come across new vocabulary in the passages?

• Look up the words in a dictionary

• Ignore the words

• Write down the words and their explanations

• Ask the teacher for the meaning

What is a landfill?

• A composting site

• A recycling center

• A pit filled with solid waste

• A place where waste is burned

Why did the city of Long Island, New York, become part of a worldwide scandal in 1987?

• They refused to recycle

• They ran out of room in their landfill

• They incinerated all their waste

• They dumped waste into the sea

What is a barge?

• A vehicle for transporting waste

• A type of landfill

• A composting tool

• A recycling machine

What does 'incinerated' mean?

• Buried in a landfill

• Burned to make energy

• Recycled into new products

• Composted into soil

What is the best idea for disposing of trash according to the passage?

• Reusing and recycling

• Incinerating it

• Burying it in a landfill

• Throwing it away

What are some ways humans have found to relocate their trash?

• Leaving it on the floor

• Throwing it in the sea

• Landfills, incineration, recycling, and composting

• Burying it under the bed

Which of the following is NOT a proper way to dispose of trash?

• Landfill

• Incineration

• Recycling

• Throwing it in the sea