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Landfills & Garbage Video Quest
By Rian van den Boogaard
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Negative Landfill Video
Positive Landfill Video
Question 1
1.
What is lechate?
Question 2
2.
How do these two videos compare?
Question 3
3.
Do you think the truth behind landfills lies more with the first, the second or a combination of the two? Explain your answer.
Video Field Trip
Sanitary Landfill
Question 4
4.
Answer the question that goes with the image above is
A
B
C
D
Question 5
5.
In the sanitary landfill above, the vegetation (grass) is installed to:
A Prevent erosion of the topsoil covering
B Help preserve the waste in the landfill
C Protect the groundwater
D Trap heat and gasses from decomposition
Question 6
6.
What can we do to make landfills more safe & effective?
Question 7
7.
Give 3 examples of materials that should NOT go into landfills
The worlds largest garbage dump #1
The world's largest garbage dump #2
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Question 8
8.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Question 9
9.
How big is the GPGP?
A the size of Dallas
B The size of Rhode Island
C The size of Texas
D The size of the US
Question 10
10.
Give 3 negative impacts of this vast amount of trash in our Oceans
Question 11
11.
What is the main type of trash in the GPGP?
A Heavy Metals
B Biological Wastes
C Plastics
D Chemical Dumping
Question 12
12.
The small pieces of plastic are less harmful than the large pieces of plastic.
True
False
Question 13
13.
What is the main way that we can help with the GPGP?
A Recycle
B Clean up litter on land
C Make sure garbage cans stay closed
D All of the above
Question 14
14.
Give an example of biological magnification shown in the videos.
A new hope
Run Boy Run
Question 15
15.
How old is Boyan Slat?
A 9
B 19
C 29
D 39
Question 16
16.
What inspired him to work on this project?
A A science project
B His diving trip
C His passion for the ocean
D All of the above
Question 17
17.
How does Boyan Slat inspire you?
Question 18
18.
Do you think that Boyan would have been able to achieve his goals as easily 20 years ago? Why or why not?
More on Boyan
Boyan's Website:
http://www.theoceancleanup.com/technology.html
Boyan's Ted Talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWr6BmROKO8
Boyan's twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/BoyanSlat
The ocean cleanup twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup
Question 19
19.
What are your ideas on new ways to manage and clean our garbage? Don't be afraid to get creative!
