TRASH TRIVIA QUIZ 2 (Grade 4-6)

Do you know which country produces half of the world's trash? Do you know what should be added to a compost pile and what should be kept out? Test your trash trivia knowledge by selecting one answer for each of the following questions. Answer as many as you can and don't be worried if you have to guess at a few. When you are done, press Submit to find out your score.

1. What two things should you keep out of your compost?

A. apple cores and orange peels
B. aluminum cans and meat scraps
C. eggshells and twigs
D. leaves and grass clippings

2. Why shouldn't we dump our wastes in the ocean?

A. Garbage will break down faster if it is put in a landfill.
B. The oceans would rise and flood coastal cities.
C. It makes tidal waves.
D. Waste pollutes the ocean and harms animals and plants that live there.

3. Should we put all our waste in a landfill?

A. Yes. Out of sight, out of mind.
B. No. Everyone should dig a hole in his or her backyard.
C. NO! Fewer and fewer communities are allowing landfills to be built. Land use is in demand for housing and recreational use. Many communities are concerned about ground water pollution, which can seep from a landfill site.
D. Yes, a landfill is just a big compost heap.

4. In how many weeks is the average aluminum can remelted and back on the supermarket shelves?

A. 2
B. 30
C. 100
D. 6

5. How much can you pay for packaging when you buy a product?

A. up to 50% of the total cost
B. 75% of the total cost
C. 3% of the total cost
D. 100% of the total cost

6. What percentage of trash is made up of discarded packaging wastes?

A. 70%
B. 30-40%
C. 5%
D. 99%

7. Which requires less energy: producing aluminum cans from recycled aluminum instead of from bauxite ore?

A. Both ways use the same amount of energy.
B. Recycling uses more energy than mining ore.
C. 90-95% ;ess energy is used when aluminum cans are recycled.

8. How many tons of solid waste does the world currently produced each year?

A. 7 million tons
B. 500,000 tons
C. 1/2-1 billion tons

9. How many pounds of solid waste per person in the United States are put in landfills each year?

A. 1500
B. 100
C. 500

10. How many tons of paper that could be recycled does the U.S. throw away each year?

A. 40 million
B. 1 million
C. 1 billion
D. 10 billion

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