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Solid Waste Word Match!
The following terms are matched with the correct definitions.
| trash | ....... | Dry, useless material that is thrown away |
| garbage | ....... | Food waste |
| landfill | ....... | A place in or on land where waste is deposited |
| waste | ....... | Unwanted materials left over from manufacturing or use by humans or animals |
| plastic | ....... | A man-made material composed of polymers |
| groundwater | ....... | Fresh or saline water found beneath the Earth's surface |
| soil | ....... | Gound material that includes vegetation, soils, sand, grass, gravel, and oyster shells |
| decompose | ....... | To rot or decay |
| pollute | ....... | Process of making the air, soil or water unclean |
| oxygen | ....... | A natural gas that is breathed by animals and humans |
| moisture | ....... | Water vapor |
| environment | ....... | Water, air, and land and their interrelationship with all living things |
| disposal | ....... | Final placement or destruction of waste materials |
| contaminate | ....... | To pollute or make something impure |
| reduce | ....... | To use less of something in order to save natural resources |
| reuse | ....... | To use something again in order to save natural resources |
| recycle | ....... | To make new products from old ones in order to save natural resources |
| energy | ....... | The power to do work |
| natural resources | ....... | All land, air, water, wildlife, and similar resources |
| preconsumer waste | ....... | Unwanted materials left over from manufacturing |
| postconsumer waste | ....... | Unwanted materials that have been used by the consumer |
© 2008 Marilyn J. Brackney
OFS-3A
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