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Unit Word Search Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank. Find the word within the word search.
_____________________ 1. Non-living parts of an ecosystem _____________________ 2. Areas of undeveloped land surrounding a community _____________________ 3. N atural resources that can be replaced within one lifetime are _____ natural resources. _____________________ 4. Emphasizes the protection of something for its inherent qualities _____________________ 5. A community of living organisms and their environment _____________________ 6. Renewable natural resource that provides timber _____________________ 7. Examples are iron, gold, silver and copper _____________________ 8. The _____ cycle is also called the hydrologic cycle. _____________________ 9. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of _____ fuels. _____________________ 10. Living organisms within an ecosystem _____________________ 11. Natural resource important for agricultural crop production _____________________ 12. Temperature, precipitation and wind _____________________ 13. A variety of organisms _____________________ 14. Includes the concept of multiple-use, meaning areas can benefit various interests
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2.1 _____________________ 15. Organisms that eat plants or other animals _____________________ 16. Mountains and valleys are examples of _____. _____________________ 17. The three main types of _____ are air, water, and land. _____________________ 18. Green plants that make their own food _____________________ 19. Recycling organic materials _____________________ 20. Used for waste than cannot be prevented or recycled _____________________ 21. Keeps items such as aluminum cans and plastic bottles out of landfills _____________________ 22. _____ prevention involves activities such as using less packaging and developing durable products. _____________________ 23. Types 1 and 2 are the most easily recycled _____________________ 24. Clear _____ bottles are the most easily recycled. _____________________ 25. Recycling helps conserve _____ resources.
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2.1 Word Bank abiotic biodiversity biotic climate compost
conservation consumers ecosystem forests fossil
glass greenbelts landfills minerals natural
plastic pollution preservation producers recycling
renewable soil topography waste water
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Backyard Composting Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet BAE-1744 Directions Composting is a way to recycle yard waste. This fact sheet discusses backyard composting. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below. 1. What percentage can yard trimmings and grass clippings make up of a community’s waste in Oklahoma?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is usually high in nutrient content?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is compost?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does alternating green and brown layers of material help assure?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How is the compost material aerated?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What should the ratio of green and brown matter be in a compost pile?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How often should the compost pile be turned?
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2.2 8. What are two factors that determine how long it takes for compost to be considered complete?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How long does it generally take for compost to be ready?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. When is compost ready?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How can the process of composting be sped up?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What are two items that can be composted?
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13. What are two items that cannot be composted?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What are two items that compost can be used for?
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Community Solid Waste Recycling Systems Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-888 Directions Recycling is an important factor in many solid waste management programs. This fact sheet discusses community solid waste recycling systems. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below.
1. What is the purpose of recycling?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is necessary for recycling to take place?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How much of a community’s waste is composed of paper?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is meant by “high grade paper”?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is America’s largest source of aluminum?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why is elimination of plastics from the waste stream especially imporant?
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2.3 7. Why is recycling the only good way to dispose of waste oil?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What are the three principal systems of collecting recyclables?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is a characteristic of the most successful drop-off centers?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the disadvantage of drop-off centers?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How do curbside collection systems collect recyclables?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is an essential ingredient for any type of recycling program?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What is critical to the long-term success of any community recycling project?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What should community leaders do once a program is implemented?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. How much can incorporating recycling reduce the waste going to a landfill?
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Recycling Yard Waste: “Don’t Bag It” Lawn Care Plan Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet L-253 Directions After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below with a one-word or short answer.
_____________________ 1. F rom March to October, grass clippings increase the volume of residential solid waste 20 to _____ percent. _____________________ 2. Not bagging clippings can reduce annual mowing time by up to _ ____. _____________________ 3. You save money by not bagging because you purchase fewer _____. _____________________ 4. Not bagging clippings helps to extend _____ life. _____________________ 5. Recycling grass clippings to the lawn recycles plant _____. _____________________ 6. Recycling grass clippings to the lawn improves _____ efficiency. _____________________ 7. W hat type of lawn mower chops grass blades very fine and often improves lawn appearance? _____________________ 8. T he “rule of thumb” for mowing is to remove no more than _____ of the leaf blade. _____________________ 9. _____ is caused by tough runners, rhizomes, and roots.
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2.4 _____________________ 10. Grass blades contain about 4% _____. _____________________ 11. What is the basis for determining fertilizer needs? _____________________ 12. What type of fertilizer works best when not bagging lawn clippings? _____________________ 13. What type of turfgrass requires the least water? _____________________ 14. Bermudagrass lawns usually require about _____ of water every week during the summer. _____________________ 15. When is the best time to water? _____________________ 16. When is the worst time to water?
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What Can You Recycle? Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions What do you throw away every day? Many of the items people throw in the trash could be recycled or reused. Think about all of the products you use and discard during a typical day. Answer the questions below. If a question is not applicable, put N/A in the blanks.
1. What plastic products, including wrapping, do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, water bottles, milk jugs, printer paper)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What glass products do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, glass jars or bottles)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What aluminum products do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, aluminum cans)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What paper products do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, printer paper)
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2.5 5. Of the items that you use in a day that could be recycled, what percentage do you recycle? If none, why not? (For example, no recycling centers/collection)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What items have you thrown away in the past month that could have been reused either by yourself or someone else? (For example, glass jars for containers, clothes that someone else may be able to wear)
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2.7 Across 2. Involves the burning of solid waste 5. Isolate solid waste from the environment 6. Resources that can be replaced or replenished after use within one lifetime 8. Physical features on the landscape such as mountains and valleys 10. Commonly recycled item marked with a recycling code 14. Organisms that eat plants or other consumers 15. Temperature, precipitation, wind 17. Non-renewable resource used in agriculture; takes many years to replace 19. Areas of undeveloped land, parks or farmland surrounding a community 20. One of the three states of water 21. Non-living parts of an ecosystem 22. Provides heat and light in an ecosystem 23. Emphasizes the protection of something for its inherent qualities 24. Recovered during the combustion process
Down 1. Consumers that eat secondary consumers 3. Living components of an ecosystem 4. Emphasizes the use of natural resources in ways that benefit humans while maintaining the resource for future generations 7. Non-renewable natural resources including iron ore and copper 9. Act of treating or processing to make suitable for reuse 11. Recycling organic materials 12. Organisms that break down dead plants and animal matter 13. Green plants that make their own food 16. Community of living organisms and their environment 18. Organisms that eat plants
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Unit Word Search Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions Fill in the blank with the correct term from the word bank. Find the word within the word search.
_____________________ 1. Non-living parts of an ecosystem _____________________ 2. Areas of undeveloped land surrounding a community _____________________ 3. N atural resources that can be replaced within one lifetime are _____ natural resources. _____________________ 4. Emphasizes the protection of something for its inherent qualities _____________________ 5. A community of living organisms and their environment _____________________ 6. Renewable natural resource that provides timber _____________________ 7. Examples are iron, gold, silver and copper _____________________ 8. The _____ cycle is also called the hydrologic cycle. _____________________ 9. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of _____ fuels. _____________________ 10. Living organisms within an ecosystem _____________________ 11. Natural resource important for agricultural crop production _____________________ 12. Temperature, precipitation and wind _____________________ 13. A variety of organisms _____________________ 14. Includes the concept of multiple-use, meaning areas can benefit various interests
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2.1 _____________________ 15. Organisms that eat plants or other animals _____________________ 16. Mountains and valleys are examples of _____. _____________________ 17. The three main types of _____ are air, water, and land. _____________________ 18. Green plants that make their own food _____________________ 19. Recycling organic materials _____________________ 20. Used for waste than cannot be prevented or recycled _____________________ 21. Keeps items such as aluminum cans and plastic bottles out of landfills _____________________ 22. _____ prevention involves activities such as using less packaging and developing durable products. _____________________ 23. Types 1 and 2 are the most easily recycled _____________________ 24. Clear _____ bottles are the most easily recycled. _____________________ 25. Recycling helps conserve _____ resources.
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2.1 Word Bank abiotic biodiversity biotic climate compost
conservation consumers ecosystem forests fossil
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Backyard Composting Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet BAE-1744 Directions Composting is a way to recycle yard waste. This fact sheet discusses backyard composting. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below. 1. What percentage can yard trimmings and grass clippings make up of a community’s waste in Oklahoma?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is usually high in nutrient content?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is compost?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does alternating green and brown layers of material help assure?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What should the ratio of green and brown matter be in a compost pile?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How often should the compost pile be turned?
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2.2 8. What are two factors that determine how long it takes for compost to be considered complete?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How long does it generally take for compost to be ready?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. When is compost ready?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How can the process of composting be sped up?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What are two items that can be composted?
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13. What are two items that cannot be composted?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What are two reasons to make compost?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What are two items that compost can be used for?
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Community Solid Waste Recycling Systems Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-888 Directions Recycling is an important factor in many solid waste management programs. This fact sheet discusses community solid waste recycling systems. After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below.
1. What is the purpose of recycling?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is necessary for recycling to take place?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How much of a community’s waste is composed of paper?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is meant by “high grade paper”?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is America’s largest source of aluminum?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why is elimination of plastics from the waste stream especially imporant?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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2.3 7. Why is recycling the only good way to dispose of waste oil?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What are the three principal systems of collecting recyclables?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is a characteristic of the most successful drop-off centers?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the disadvantage of drop-off centers?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How do curbside collection systems collect recyclables?
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is an essential ingredient for any type of recycling program?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What is critical to the long-term success of any community recycling project?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What should community leaders do once a program is implemented?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. How much can incorporating recycling reduce the waste going to a landfill?
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Recycling Yard Waste: “Don’t Bag It” Lawn Care Plan Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil OSU Extension Fact Sheet L-253 Directions After reading the fact sheet, answer the questions below with a one-word or short answer.
_____________________ 1. F rom March to October, grass clippings increase the volume of residential solid waste 20 to _____ percent. _____________________ 2. Not bagging clippings can reduce annual mowing time by up to _ ____. _____________________ 3. You save money by not bagging because you purchase fewer _____. _____________________ 4. Not bagging clippings helps to extend _____ life. _____________________ 5. Recycling grass clippings to the lawn recycles plant _____. _____________________ 6. Recycling grass clippings to the lawn improves _____ efficiency. _____________________ 7. W hat type of lawn mower chops grass blades very fine and often improves lawn appearance? _____________________ 8. T he “rule of thumb” for mowing is to remove no more than _____ of the leaf blade. _____________________ 9. _____ is caused by tough runners, rhizomes, and roots.
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2.4 _____________________ 10. Grass blades contain about 4% _____. _____________________ 11. What is the basis for determining fertilizer needs? _____________________ 12. What type of fertilizer works best when not bagging lawn clippings? _____________________ 13. What type of turfgrass requires the least water? _____________________ 14. Bermudagrass lawns usually require about _____ of water every week during the summer. _____________________ 15. When is the best time to water? _____________________ 16. When is the worst time to water?
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What Can You Recycle? Name _____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Hour ______
Student Materials Pencil Directions What do you throw away every day? Many of the items people throw in the trash could be recycled or reused. Think about all of the products you use and discard during a typical day. Answer the questions below. If a question is not applicable, put N/A in the blanks.
1. What plastic products, including wrapping, do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, water bottles, milk jugs, printer paper)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What glass products do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, glass jars or bottles)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What aluminum products do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, aluminum cans)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What paper products do you often use in a day? Could these be easily recycled? (For example, printer paper)
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2.5 5. Of the items that you use in a day that could be recycled, what percentage do you recycle? If none, why not? (For example, no recycling centers/collection)
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What items have you thrown away in the past month that could have been reused either by yourself or someone else? (For example, glass jars for containers, clothes that someone else may be able to wear)
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Down 1. Consumers that eat secondary consumers 3. Living components of an ecosystem 4. Emphasizes the use of natural resources in ways that benefit humans while maintaining the resource for future generations 7. Non-renewable natural resources including iron ore and copper 9. Act of treating or processing to make suitable for reuse 11. Recycling organic materials 12. Organisms that break down dead plants and animal matter 13. Green plants that make their own food 16. Community of living organisms and their environment 18. Organisms that eat plants
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