1. From which natural resource is aluminum manufactured? Answer Bauxite Ore - Bauxite is a rock that is mined in the Caribbean Islands and South America. There is an enormous amount of energy used to extract bauxite from the ground as well as convert it to aluminum. Recycling your aluminum cans and scrap saves this energy.

2. From which natural resources are glass bottles manufactured? Answer Sand, Soda Ash and Limestone. This mixture is put into a hot furnace and melted at temperatures of around 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. As it cools it hardens and becomes clear. Using recycled glass in these furnaces actually saves energy since recycled glass (cullet) melts at a lower temperature than the above raw material.

3. From which natural resources are plastics manufactured Answer Natural gas and oil

4. How many years does it take for an aluminum can to decompose? a. 20 years or less b. 20 to 50 years c. 50 to 80 years d. 80 to 100 years Answer 80 to 100 years

5. How many years does it take for a glass container to decompose? a. 100 years or less b. 100 to 500 years c. 500 to 1000 years d. Over 1 million years Answer Over 1 million years

6. Rather than recycling your used motor oil you choose to dump it down the street drain outside your house. Where does it go? a. Flows to the wastewater treatment plant b. Flows untreated directly to the river or ocean c. Flows to the landfill Answer Flows directly to the river or ocean

7. What happens to most of the solid waste in Mississippi? a. Buried in landfills b. Incinerated c. Recycled d. Illegally dumped or burned Answer Buried in landfills

8. What item is found in more abundance in our landfills? a. Glass b. Paper c. Metals d. Plastics Answer Paper - Approximately 42% of what is in buried in our landfills is paper. Most of this paper is in the form of corrugated boxes, newspapers, telephone books and office paper. All of these are readily recyclable in many areas of Mississippi.

9. Which of the following recyclable materials comes from a renewable resource? a. Aluminum b. Glass c. Paper d. Steel Answer Paper - Paper is a renewable resource generated from trees.

10. Every day each person in the United States throws away approximately how many pounds of trash? a. 3 pounds or less b. 4 to 5 pounds c. 5 to 6 pounds d. Over 6 pounds Answer 4 to 5 pounds

11. Every ton of paper recycled conserves how many trees? a. 5 trees b. 12 trees c. 17 trees d. 22 trees Answer

12. Which of these is not a natural resource? a. Trees b. Oil c. Water d. Plastic e. Soil Answer Plastic

13. A landfill is where trash can be buried? a. True b. False Answer True

14. Which of these is a fossil fuel? a. Trees b. Water c. Oil d. Soil Answer Oil

15. What day is Earth Day celebrated? a. March 25 b. April 22 c. August 20 d. November 15 Answer April 22

16. Which nation has 6% of the world's population and produces 40% of the world's garbage? a. China b. Germany c. Japan d. Russia e. United States Answer United States

17. What is the number one recycled material in the United States? a. Aluminum b. Glass c. Paper d. Plastic e. Steel Answer Steel

18. What is the date of the annual America Recycles Day? a. January 15 b. April 15 c. July 15 d. November 15 Answer November 15

19. Which United States government agency was created to help protect the environment? a. Department of Energy b. Department of Education c. Department of Defense d. Environmental Protection Agency Answer Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

20. Used motor oil from cars and trucks can and should be recycled? a. True b. False Answer True - Used motor oil can be recycled in Mississippi at Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, Wal-Mart SuperCenter's Tire & Lube Center, and other locations in the state. Used motor oil is collected and either re-refined into new oil products or blended with other fuels to be burned in industrial boilers to create energy. Recycling used motor oil reduces our nations dependence on overseas oil. Never place used motor oil in the garbage, nor pour it into the street drains.