Vocab
3 R's
Recycle or not?
Misc.
Plastic in the ocean
100

This kind of gas is reduced by Recycling?

What is Greehouse gas?

100

Name the 3 R's.

What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

100

What are the three main colors of the recycling bins?

Blue, green and brown

1) Blue - Paper (General Recycling)

2) Green - Paper

3) Brown - Compost

100

True or False: Used plastic bottles ah be made into a carpet.

True

100

Why is plastic a problem in our oceans?

Marine Animals Will Accidentally Eat Plastic Waste

Plastic waste floating in the water can look a lot like food to marine animals. 33% of fishes were found to have consumed plastic, which is chemical and toxic, and poses threats to their health or even kill them.

200

Materials that can be broken down and recycled by bacteria and other decomposers is called what?  

What is Biodegradable

200

What refers to finding another use for an object rather than discarding it?

What is Reuse

200

Aluminum Cans?

Yes

200

The recycling program CNS was initiated in what year?

What is 2007/2008

200

How can pollution in our oceans travel?  

A) Currents

B) Winds

C) Animals

D) All the above

D) All the above
300

Any substance that causes pollution is what?

What is a Pollutant 

300

What refers to creating less waste from the beginning?

What is Reduce

300

How many different types of recycling classification are there?

There are 7 SPI Codes (Society of Plastic Industry).

300

Can you recycle pizza boxes?

Yes! Even when greasy just as long as there is no food inside.

300

Fill in the blank 

Plastic is a ______ piece of trash that is getting recycled in our landfills and later put into the ocean.

What is a non-biodegradable 

400

What is make something on a large scale using a machine.

Manufacture

400

The process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products is call what?

What is Recycling 

400

All plastics can be recycled.  A) True or B) False

B) False.  Some plastics contain linings that are not recyclable.  

400

True or False:

Can glass be recycled more than once?

True: Glass can be recycled an infinite amout of times.

400

True or False:

Air pollution is invisible pollutions that falls in the ocean by rain, snow or hail.



True:


500

The burning of solid waste is called what?

What is Incineration 

500

What can not be recycled out of these:

A. Styrofoam 

B.Glass

C. Metals 

What is Styrofoam.

500

Used motor Oil?

YES! Oil really doesn't wear out.  It just becomes dirty so it can be re-refined and used again and again.  


500

This country has generated the highest garbage in the world other than China.

India

500

There are many ways that pollution can damage reefs. Debris like a plastic bag can quickly become entangled on a coral.  What does it to do to the coral?

It smothers the coral