WorksheetsComposting
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is compost?
A material used to measure ecological footprints
A mixture of living and nonliving animals
A mixture of decomposing organic matter made to fertilize soil.
Normal dirt from the ground
The matter that is high in nitrogen but low in carbon
Brown Matter
Green Matter
Select all examples that are considered green matter.
Coffee Grounds
Dry Leaves
Banana Peels
Fresh Cut Grass
What temperature will an active HOT compost pile heat up to?
200 fahrenheit
30-60 fahrenheit
130-150 fahrenheit
50-80 fahrenheit
Which of the following are essential for a successful aerobic compost pile?
water / moisture
sunlight
organic matter/ organic waste
oxygen
bacteria and other decomposers
What is worm composting called?
geoponics
vermiculite
vermiculture
permaculture
wormaculture
If food scraps are not composted what gas do they release into the atmosphere?
carbon
carbon dioxide
propane
methane
I can compost pizza
I can recycle pizza boxes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
Food scraps and garden waste makes up __% of the waste going into landfills.
5
10
15
50
25
All of these things add NITROGEN to the soil EXCEPT for . . .
Tea Leaves
Newspaper
Table Scraps
Grass clippings
The amount of nitrogen to carbon material should be . . .
twice as much carbon material than nitrogen.
twice as much nitrogen material than carbon.
an equal amount of carbon to nitrogen material.
no matter how much you have of nitrogen to carbon material.
The ideal ratio of carbon to nitrogen is:
10:1
35:1
25:1
15:1
1:1
Compost is another word for _____
humus
dirt
leaves
duff
hummus
____________ comprise 80-90 percent of the billions of organisms in a bin,
Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungus
Actinomycetes
Worms
Food waste represents what percentage of GLOBAL methane emissions?
8%
2%
13%
30%
50%
On average, an American family discards how much food waste?
$1500 per year
$3000 per year
$500 per year
$100 per year
$5000 per year
Approximately how much composting is happening (of waste that is compostable)?
6%
1%
15%
25%
3%
Why should you aerate compost?
to promote aerobic decomposition
to promote anaerobic decomposition
to increase compost temperature (hot composting)
to speed up the composting process
it allows weeds and diseases to grow
How much can a red wiggler compost in a day?
half of their body weight
their body weight
one quarter of their body weight
a handfull of food waste
one gram
