Notes Review
E-Waste
Composting
Landfills
Random
100
What is the layer of the earth between the crust and the core?
Mantle
100
What does E-waste mean?
Electronic waste
100
What is the first state where human composting was made legal? (the best state)
Washington
100
What is the scientific name for the 'trash water' that can sometimes leak out of landfills?
Leachate
100
What is Batman's real name?
Bruce Wayne
200
What are two ways that erosion can occur?
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Wind, water, ice, gravity
200
What is one country or city where E-waste is a major problem?
Agbogbloshie (Accra), Ghana or Guiyu, China
200
What does compostable material have in common?
It is organic/it was once a living thing
200
What are two things you cannot build a landfill close to?
Airport, homes
200
What state is the Grand Canyon in?
Arizona
300
What are 2 things that tectonic plates cause?
Form a volcano, earthquake, tsunami, form mountains, form a fault line
300
True or false: You can throw away electronics in the trash or the regular recycling bin?
False
300
What is one pro of human composting?
It is cheaper; it uses less chemicals; it doesn't take up cemetery space; it can be used to restore parks or forests; it uses less energy than other common practices
300
True or false: Closed landfills are still useful, even if they can't take any more trash.
True
300
What football team has lost the most Superbowls without ever winning one?
Buffalo Bills
400
What is the fault line that goes through California called?
San Andreas Fault
400
What device is one of the fastest growing sources of E-waste in the world?
Smartphone
400
Name 3 states where human composting is legal.
Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, Maine, Delaware, Maryland
400
What would happen to a landfill that was closed up but didn't have any pipes to collect the gases?
It would fill up with methane gas; it would be very flammable; it would practically be a bomb
400
What country won the most medals at this year's Winter Olympics?
Norway
500
What are the three other types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
500
What precious metal is usually found in small amounts in E-waste?
Gold
500
Why could you put a slice of pizza in an industrial compost but not a backyard compost?
Industrial composts are closed off, in backyard composts it would attract animals
500
What 2 materials are used at the bottom of landfills to prevent water from escaping?
Clay and plastic
500
What country is Mount Everest in?
Nepal