RESOURCES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

Multiple Choice

What is a resource?

• A tool for learning

• A type of goal

• Anything that helps us reach our goal

• A physical object

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What are the four characteristics of resources mentioned in the image?

• Useful

• Limited

• Inter-related

• Need to be managed

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Some tips for reducing human waste are...

• do not buy items that have a lot of packaging material

• use reusable food-storage containers

• reduce use of plastic or paper bags

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a resource and waste?

• A resource is useful to us, while waste is not.

• Both are equally important.

• Waste can be reused as a resource.

• Resources are always renewable.

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Why must we manage waste?

• To protect people from disease

• To prevent pollution of our air, water, and soil

• To conserve natural resources by recycling

• To fight climate change

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The place where waste is put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of soil, plastic or both, are called -

• Incinerators

• Landfills

• Trash cans

• Bins

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What is the process of disposing of waste from our homes?

• Put it in a dustbin

• Burn it

• Throw it on the street

• Recycle it

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What do garbage collectors do?

• To collect recyclables

• They collect waste from our homes and put it into wheelie bins

• To drive the trucks

• To clean the streets

Multiple Choice

Where is the landfill in Gurgaon located?

• Sector 47

• Bandhwari

• Cyberhub

• DLF

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Which of these are the categories of waste that we must segregate?

• Biodegradable waste

• Organic waste

• non-biodegradable waste

• medical waste

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What are the three types of waste that can be separated at home?

• Wet Waste

• Dry Waste

• Medical Waste

• Hazardous Waste

Multiple Choice

What types of waste are categorized as wet, dry, and medical?

• Wet waste

• Dry waste

• Medical waste

• All of the above

Multiple Select

Which of these is biodegradable items?

• Plastic bags

• Food scraps

• Glass bottles

• Paper

• vegetable peels

Multiple Choice

Which of the following items is non-biodegradable?

• Chips packet

• Plastic straws

• Eggshells

• Aluminium foil

• banana peels

Multiple Select

Which of these will go into the MEDICAL WASTE bin?

• Bandages

• vegetable peels

• broken glass bottles

• medicine strips

• unbroken glass bottles

Samadhan Hub near our school is a recycling centre near our school.
They segregate the waste into various categories and dispose it off.

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• Keep walking in circles

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• save the environment

• green is my favourite colour

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident