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- 1. Multiple Choice
Examples of CARBON RICH (brown) materials include:
newpapers
lettuce leaves
egg shells
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Examples of NITROGEN RICH (green) materials include:
hair
food scraps
coffee grinds
All of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which organism help to breakdown or decompose waste and dead organisms?
Flies and mosquitoes
Fungi and bacteria
Bees and butterflies
Cockroaches
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a decomposer.
- 5. Multiple Choice
To keep a good balance, the amount of brown wastes (carbon rich materials) should be...
twice as much as the green waste.
less than brown waste.
an equal amount of green waste and brown waste
the amount of each doesn't matter
- 6. Multiple Choice
Organic matter you should never put in your compost is . . .
eggshells
cardboard
bones, meat, or fish scraps
shredded paper
- 7. Fill in the Blank
What does letter M in the acronym ADAM stand for?
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does compost need in order to prevent smelly odors?
Aliveness
Aeration
Moisture
Diversity
- 9. Multiple Choice
Anything that has lived once can live again in your compost.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Good composting comes from Aliveness, ______________, ___________ and moisture.
heat
aeration
live
diversity
- 11. Multiple Choice
The most important factor in choosing a place for your compost is:
a sunny spot so the compost works fast
a shady spot so the compost is stable
Both factors are important.
- 12. Multiple Choice
If your compost starts to smell you should:
leave it alone
soak it with water
stir it and add dry garden scraps or newspaper
all of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
Composting is a great way to reduce the amount of food waste sent to local landfills.
True
False
- 14. Open Ended
Name 2 examples of organic waste
- 15. Open Ended
Name 2 examples of inorganic waste
- 16. Multiple Choice
What gas is produced in landfills that contributes to climate change?
Nitrogen gas
Carbon dioxide
Methane gas
Ozone
- 17. Open Ended
What is the difference between a full loop cycle and a linear life cycle? Give me an example
- 18. Multiple Choice
To help decomposition process, what should be done with large pieces of organic waste?
Add water
Put the compost in the shade.
Break the large pieces to smaller ones.
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