1. This is . . . Jeopardy Created by Maria Paxinos
Edited by Cindy Wall

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Composting
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Final Jeopardy

3. Recycling 100 Lined paper Grass clippings Water bottles
The symbol to the left means that an item can be recycled. It is usually placed on the bottom of the object. Which item below can’t be recycled.
Lined paper
Grass clippings
Water bottles

4. Recycling 200 The definition of recycling is_______.
Renewing your newspaper membership
Reducing the number of garbage cans you can have
Processing old material to make new items

5. Recycling 300
Matter that breaks down easily in the environment is________________.
Biodegradable
Litter
Hazardous waste

6. Recycling 400 Which item harms our ecosystem? Recycled paper
Biodegradable materials
Pesticides

7. Which item cannot be recycled? Why?
Recycling 500 A B C
Which item cannot be recycled? Why?
A - explain
B - explain
C - explain

8. What is one way to enrich soil?
Composting 100
What is one way to enrich soil?
compost
Hazardous waste
litter

9. Composting 200 What is the best way to dispose of yard waste?
Put it in a compost pile.
Put it in a trash can.
Burn it.

10. Composting 300 What happens to plants in a compost pile?
The dead plants make food.
Animals eat the dead plants.
The dead plants decay.

11. What is NOT a decomposer?
Composting 400
What is NOT a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms.
Something that gets rid of unwanted material.
Someone who hasn’t written a song.

12. Why should we have a compost pile?
Composting 500
Why should we have a compost pile?
We can save on trash bags.
It will save space in a landfill.
It will be very un-American.

13. Interesting Facts 100
Which of the following will not harm the environment?
Throwing paint and motor oil in the trash.
Using weed killers and pesticides.
Protecting areas for wildlife.

14. Interesting Facts 200 What is ecotourism?
Travel to natural habitats to help preserve the areas.
Travel to see what a landfill looks like.
Travel to Fernbank.

15. Which statement is true?
Interesting Facts 300
Which statement is true?
Litter is a healthy food source for some animals.
Plants cannot grow where litter covers soil.
Litter is biodegradable and sinks into soil.

16. What is hazardous waste?
Interesting Facts 400
What is hazardous waste?
Motor oil
Shampoo for dogs
Hand sanitizer

17. Interesting Facts 500
When hazardous waste is added to your garden, what happens?
Fewer plants begin to grow.
It helps plants make more veggies.
It has no effect on the plants.

18. Definitions 100 What is pollution?
Harmful materials in the envioronment.
Water in a pool.
A place to vote.

19. Defintions 200 What is a pollutant? Someone who refuses to vote.
Someone who reports a litterer.
A material that causes pollution.

20. What is green agriculture?
Definitions 300
What is green agriculture?
Someone using fertilizers.
An organic farmer.
Someone growing the same things.

21. Definitions 400 How does a dam help the environment?
It stops flooding.
It makes it easier to swim.
Frogs can croak more.

22. How does a dam harm the environment?
Definitions 500
How does a dam harm the environment?
The soil loses its nutrients.
It gives water to other cities.
It doesn’t harm anything.

23. Daily Double

24. Final Jeopardy

25. What is the difference between litter and hazardous waste?
Final Jeopardy
What is the difference between litter and hazardous waste?
Litter is trash, or garbage, that people throw on the grown. Hazardous waste is something that pollutes the environment.