Recycle City Website: http://www. epa. gov/recyclecity/

Instructions: Type in the above link, when the page opens, go to the link: "Recycle city" --it's the green road sign. You'll now see a picture of the city. Recycle city is divided into 4 quadrants (northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest). All the parts of the city are clickable! You'll need to explore the city to complete this quest.
1. Name ways that each of these items can be reused, instead of throwing them away.
Cardboard box: For sending a gift to a friend.
Plastic milk carton:A birdfeeder.
Glass jar: Create a glitter vase or pot for pens and pencils.
Newspaper: When you're working with paint or papier mache.
2. Where in Recycle City where you can get information on what to do with leftover cleaning products. Why is it important that we not throw chemicals into the regular trash?
The Saviors family have found a number of ways to use toxic cleansers; they use: Natural biodegradable cleaners, or 4 tsp. of baking soda in warm water instead of general-purpose cleaners. Vinegar and salt instead of heavy-duty cleaners for surfaces. One-half cup of white vinegar followed by one handful of baking soda instead of drain cleaners
3. Visit some houses in Recycle City. Make a list of 3 hazardous wastes that can be found in those houses.
-Dry cleaning fluid
-Vegetation killer
-Acrylic paint
4. Cruise around Recycle City and write down 2 tips you can use to reduce pollution and waste that come from cars.

5. Gas stations aren't just places to fill up the tank. Can you find 2 things that Shaq at the Recycle City gas station does to help the environment?

7. Name 4 car parts that can be re-used rather than thrown away.
Doors. Seats. Bumpers. Tires.

8. Find at 3 places in Recycle City where books are resold or reused.

9. Harlin Hazzard of the Recycle City Hazardous Waste Center wants to hire you as his assistant manager. Before you can accept, you must name the 4 characteristics that make hazardous waste hazardous.

10. You've been hired to build a landfill for a neighboring community. Use Recycle City's landfill to help you. What are the 5 layers that a landfill needs to be safe?

Question 11 which of the following personal health practices should a person follow to reduce the risk of skin cancer? avoid staying outdoors when the sun is strongest. consume antibiotics to prevent bacterial attacks. wash hands frequently to maintain proper hygiene. have a balanced diet and exercise regularly. question 12 a student wants to compare how easily a metal and a plastic spoon of the same temperature can transfer thermal energy. which of the following activities should the student perform? measure the effort required to bend each spoon. place an ice cube on each spoon and record the rate of melting of the cubes. place the spoons at room temperature and record the change in temperature of each. measure the change in weight of the spoons after placing them in the freezer for a few minutes. question 13 the characteristics of certain cell divisions are described in the following table. cell division characteristics characteristic description 1 forms diploid cells 2 creates sex cells, or gametes which type(s) of cell division do the two characteristics represent? both characteristics represent meiosis. both characteristics represent mitosis. characteristic 1 represents meiosis and characteristic 2 represents mitosis. characteristic 1 represents mitosis and characteristic 2 represents meiosis. question 14 which of the following adaptations in wooly mammoths could have best prevented their extinction? shedding of fur darker color of fur growth of an extra layer of fur increase in the thickness of fur question 15 maria and ben are both suffering from a hereditary disease, as described in the following table. description of disease patient description maria blood cells get stuck in blood vessels, causing painful attacks ben hemoglobin is abnormal due to curved shape of red blood cells which disease(s) are maria and ben suffering from? both are suffering from type 1 diabetes. both are suffering from sickle cell anemia. maria is suffering from sickle cell anemia and ben from type 1 diabetes. maria is suffering from type 1 diabetes and ben from sickle cell anemia. question 16 which of the following icons is used to represent a female carrier of a disease? a half-filled circle a half-filled square a completely filled circle a completely filled square question 17 joe sowed seeds of a plant in two different types of soil in separate pots. she added the same amount of fertilizer to the pots. she then placed the pots in the sun and recorded their growth after four days. what is the independent variable in the study? duration of growth amount of fertilizer growth of seeds type of soil question 18 philip has curly hair and his sister has straight hair. which of the following explains why philip and his sister have different hair types? both children received the same hair coding gene from their mother. both children received the same hair coding gene from their father. their mother was exposed to different environments before their births. the children each received different genes from their parents. question 19 which statement is most likely correct about species which cannot adapt? they become extinct. their immunity increases. their population increases. they produce more offspring. question 20 four animals live in the arctic. their characteristics are described in the following table. animal characteristics a long tail b small feet c black fur d white skin which animal is least likely to be captured by its enemies? animal a animal b animal c animal d

Molecular models of two different substances are shown below. in the molecule on the left, the oxygen atom pulls on electrons more strongly than the hydrogen atoms. in the molecule on the right, the two oxygen atoms pull on the shared electrons with the same strength. water molecule, h,o oxygen molecule, oz when the two substances are put in the same container, they do not attract each other. why does this happen? a. they both contain oxygen. b. one is polar and one is nonpolar. c . they are both polar. d. they contain different elements.

What was the purpose of mendel's experiments with dihybrid crosses? a. to determine if dna was a transforming factor b. to determine if traits could be recessive c. to determine if traits affected each other d. to determine if traits had more than one allele