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WorksheetsWaste & Our World Unit Test
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the purpose of a landfill?
To recycle
To have a place for the garbage and keeping the environment clean
To reuse materials
To compost
Which one of these are the producer?
Centipede
Beetle
Mushroom
Rabbit
Which two can be recycled?
Apple core
Orange peels
Pop cans
Paper
What is the correct meaning of producer?
A plant or living things that produces its own food.
An animal or object that break things down.
An object that break things by itself
An object that can't produce its own food.
Which one of these is biodegradable?
egg shells
rubber tires
plastic bags
pop can
Which one of these are non-biodegradable?
apples
banana peels
lettuce
Glass
Why should landfills be far away from rivers and lakes?
They shouldn't- they should be close.
So that the leachate does not contaminate the water supply
So that people don't have to see them.
So that the animals won't eat them
Which one of these is a consumer?
leaves
dirt
lady bug
grass
What happens to the items that are in the blue recycling cart?
They are burned in an incinerator
They are turned into compost
They go to the landfill
They are broken down and made into new products
What are three of the layers of the landfill?
Compacted waste
Protective layer
Red Wiggler
Topsoil
Pick all the ways you could reduce garbage from your lunch?
Bring food in reusable containers
Bring food in plastic bags
Bring as many compostable items as possible
Recycle food containers
This word means to change waste into a new form.
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Renew
Why do we put clay or plastic liners at the bottom of landfills? (select all that apply)
Because it looks nice
It protects the ground from contaminates.
Because it acts as a barrier.
Because we don't want to just put garbage on top of the ground.
A plant is eaten by a bug which is eaten by a bird is an example of a
Food web
Food system
Food chain
Food basket
When we compare the amount of waste produced from a take out meal to a meal at home, the take out meal
made less waste
made more waste
made the same amount of waste
made no waste
The name given to insects like ants, or fly's or birds like vultures is
Scavengers
Eaters
Decomposer
Decomisioners
What happens to plastic waste?
It eventually disintegrates
It is dumped into the ocean for fish to eat
Plastic waste doesn't exist
It breaks into little pieces
Where does the majority of plastics on earth end up?
Landfill
Ocean
Recycled
Burned for Energy
There are many alternatives to plastic
True
False
How can we prevent food wasting?
We should buy more fast-food, we don't have to prepare it at home.
We can eat more spicy food, it is so delicious!
We mustn't throw away food which can be reused.
We should eat in restaurants, so not to throw away food at home.
What kind of food do we waste the most?
Fruit, vegetables
Sweets
Dairy products
Herbs and spices
What is the purpose of a landfill?
To recycle
To have a place for the garbage and keeping the environment clean
To reuse materials
To compost
Which one of these are an example of natural waste?
ants
toy
dead leaves
cows
Which one of these are non-biodegradable?
apples
banana peels
lettuce
Glass
What does it mean when an item is 'biodegradable' ?
It means that it will eventually break down in nature
It means that it is bad for the environment
It means it is perfect for composting
It means that it can be eaten?
Why should batteries go to the eco station at the firehall or landfill?
So that they can be made into something new
So they can biodegrade there
Because they contain chemicals that could leach into the soil in a landfill
Because they are too heavy to put into the garbage
A plant is eaten by a bug which is eaten by a bird is an example of a
Food web
Food system
Food chain
Food basket
Plastic bags and other waste in Calgary can travel to the Pacific Garbage Patch.
True
False
You can always believe videos on YouTube from large companies or organizations to be true.
False
True
The biggest issue with the environment we identified in class was.
Paper
Metal
Plastic
Cardboard
