SCIENCE & HEALTH Instruction: Mina's Trash Mina is picking up the trash from her house for garbage collection this weekend. Here are the things she found. Describe how each thing changed after it was thrown away. What change happened to the material?
Answer (1)
1. Plastic spoon – Cracked or broken after use, hard to decompose, pollutes the environment.2. Banana peel – Dried, turned brown or black, decomposed into soil nutrients.3. Tin can – Rusty, sharp-edged, metal weakened from exposure to water.4. Paper wrapper – Torn, wrinkled, and dirty, easily destroyed by moisture.5. Styrofoam cup – Slightly crushed, stained, and not biodegradable, remains in landfills.
