1. Team Trivia
Quiz Edition

2. * Please choose the BEST answer(s) for all trivia questions*

3. 1) Hazardous waste may endanger human ________ or the __________.
1) health/environment
2) health/ocean
3) health/solar system
4) health/community

4. 2) Which items can be composted?
1) leaves/twigs/grass/plastic bottles
2) leaves/twigs/grass/newspaper
3) leaves/twigs/aluminum
4) paper bags/banana peels/plastic bottles

5. 3) Most of the pollution in ground water is from
1) Sewage
2) Oil Spills
3) Illegal dumping of chemicals
4) Everyday use of pesticides/fertilizers

6. 4) Smog forms when _______ reacts with __ ___________.
1) Sunlight/upper ozone
2) Sunlight/air pollution
3) Sunlight/lower ozone
4) pollution/ozone

7. 5) Low level ozone helps protect us from the sun’s harmful rays?
1) True
2) False

8. 6) Landfills are the _______ destination for garbage.
1) Final
2) Temporary
3) First
4) Resting

9. 7) Santa Barbara County recycles what % of their waste?
1) 90%
2) 65%
3) 70%

10. 8) Which of the following CANNOT be recycled?
1) Metal
2) Tires
3) Fluorescent Lights
4) Styrofoam

11. 9) Biodegradable green waste can be used as _____ in landscapes.
1) Cover
2) Mulch
3) Fertilizer

12. 10) Landfills can use the methane gas they produce for _________.
1) Energy
2) Power
3) Electricity

13. 11) Most electronics contain _____, which makes them a hazardous waste.
1) LED
2) Metal
3) Lead

14. 12) Pollution is _______ and _________ substances in the environment.
1) gross and disgusting
2) dirty and harmful
3) acidic and polluting

15. 13) _______ close to earth is part of smog.
1) Pollution
2) Ozone
3) Hazardous gas

16. 14) The EPA is an agency of the Government that is dedicated to protecting the _____________.
1) Citizens
2) Residents
3) Environment
4) Earth

17. 15) Waste that is __________ can easily break down in the environment.
1) Earth friendly
2) Biodegradable
3) Safe
4) Natural

18. 16) ________ can carry pathogens that cause disease.
1) Pollution
2) Sewage
3) Streams
4) Ocean pollution