Battery Basics
This type of battery can be recharged many times and is used in phones and laptops.
What is a lithium-ion battery?
This is the correct place to put used batteries instead of the trash.
What is a battery recycling bin?
This lightweight metal is commonly found in rechargeable batteries and starts with “L.”
What is lithium?
Throwing batteries in this place can cause fires.
What is a landfill?
These vehicles use large rechargeable batteries instead of gasoline.
What are electric vehicles?
These small round batteries power watches and hearing aids.
What are button batteries?
Recycling batteries helps reduce this environmental problem.
What is pollution?
This metal starting with “C” is used in many lithium-ion batteries.
What is cobalt?
Before recycling lithium batteries, you should put this over the terminals.
What is tape?
Recycling batteries helps protect this part of nature that includes soil, water, and air.
What is the environment?
These cylindrical, 1.5-volt, 50.5mm x 14.5mm power sources are commonly used in TV remotes and children's toys.
What is a AA battery?
Many stores offer this service where you can drop off used batteries.
What is a recycling program? (or What is a battery drop-off?)
This heavy metal is commonly found in car batteries.
What is lead?
If swallowed, this type of battery can be very dangerous.
What are button batteries?
Large electric vehicle batteries are usually made of many smaller battery ________.
What are cells?
This large battery is used to start most gasoline cars.
What is a car battery? (or What is a lead-acid battery?)
Recycling batteries helps reduce the need for this process that removes metals from the Earth.
What is mining?
Batteries contain chemicals that create this when they react.
Answer: What is electricity?
Overheating batteries may cause this dangerous event.
What is a fire? (or What is an explosion?)
Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste sent to these giant trash areas.
What are landfills?
Batteries store this form of energy that powers devices.
What is electrical energy?
Recycling saves these two things: energy and natural ________.
What are resources
These harmful substances can leak from damaged batteries.
What are toxic chemicals?
You should never throw batteries into this because they can explode.
What is a fire?
Reusing battery materials helps create a more sustainable ________.
What is future?