Question

The Sanskaar Valley School
HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT : Class VI

Imagine that the following things were left exposed to nature in the same place for hundreds of years. After such a long time, which of the following will MOST LIKEY be in the BEST condition?

a. a piece of jute
b. a piece of paper
c. a piece of cotton
d. a piece of glass

Answer 1

The time duration for a material to naturally biodegrade in the presence of bacteria and other organisms on the surface of Earth or inside Earth underground  -- is called the Time to Biodegrade. 

Time to biodegrade for  Jute, paper, Cotton are much shorter than that for glass.  Glass takes million years to biodegrade. The other materials decompose and mix with the Earth and environment.

So glass. is the answer.