Recycling
Composting
Sustainable Living
Where am I from?
Energy Sources
100
What does this symbol mean?
recycling
100
What is compost made of?
greens, browns, and soil
100
When you leave the room what should you turn off before you leave?
the lights
100
Where does palm oil come from?
a) an orangutan
b) a tree in the tropics
c) a nut
b) a tree in the tropics
100
windmill
200
What is the most recycled house-hold product?
a) aluminum
b) plastic
c) plastic bags
a) aluminum
200
Can you compost meat?
nope!
200
What can you bring with you when you go grocery shopping to reduce plastic?
a) a newspaper
b) a reusable bag
c) a rubiks cube
b) a reusable bag
200
Where does rubber come from?
a rubber tree
200
solar panels
300
Trash, recycle or compost
a) Styrofoam
b) pumpkin
c) straws
a) trash
b) compost
c) trash
300
What animals can you add to compost?
red wiggler worms
300
What can Ms. Erin do to reduce the amount of plastic she uses?
a) use a re-usable bag
b) use a reusable straw
c) both
c) both
300
What is plastic made from?
crude oil
300
What is renewable energy?
"recycled" energy
400
Where does Ms. Erin's Dunkin cup belong?
a) recycling
b) trash
c) compost
a) recycling
400
What are the 'browns' and 'greens' in compost?
the browns are leaves and paper
the greens are fruits and veggies
400
How should you get rid of your clothes and shoes when you no longer want to wear them?
a) burn them
b) donate them to thrift stores or charities
c) use them as rags
b and c
400
Where do newspapers come from?
a) a mixture of recycled paper and wood pulp
b) recycled ink
c) plastic and wood mixed together
a) a mixture of recycled paper and wood pulp
400
What is fossil fuel made of?
a) pre-historic wetlands
b) vegetables
c) fossils
a) pre-historic wetlands
500
what percentage of aluminum on the planet is newly created?
a) 3%
b) 66%
c) 33%
c) 33%
500
What can compost be used for?
gardening
500
Which of these are ways you can be sustainable at home?
a) turning off lights
b) turning the water off when you are not using it
c) using a plastic container instead of a plastic bag
all of the above!
500
Where do most aluminum cans come from?
a) outer space
b) recycled aluminum cans
c) aluminum found within the earth
b) recycled aluminum cans
500
What type of energy do dams produce?
a) nuclear energy
b) solar energy
c) hydro power
c) hydro power