Recycling Knowledge Quiz Grade 5 & 6

Which one of these is not an effect of irresponsible consumption and production?

• Polluted water

• Change in weather

• Land lost

• Easier waste management

What is the term for the excessive trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by a blanket of gases?

• 
  Greenhouse Effect

• Pollution

• Groundwater

• Recyclables

If thrown in the trash instead of the recycling bin, how long does it take for a single plastic bottle to decompose?

• 1 month

• 
  500 years

• 20 years

• 80 years

If you use a plastic bag for groceries one day and then make a kite out of it the next, the bag has been ___________.

• Reduced

• Recycled

• Reused

• Reversed

If you choose to take reusable bags to the grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags provided, you have _______ the waste you generate.

• Reduced

• Recycled

• Reused

• Reversed

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called non - renewable resources?

• They can be made in factories.

• They can be recycled

• They cannot be easily replaced

• They can never be replaced

One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

• wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

• 
  wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

• wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

What are nonrenewable energy resources?

• Coal, wind, and geothermal energy

• Coal, oil, and natural gas

• 
  Solar, wind, and geothermal energy

• 
  Nuclear, hydro, and biomass energy

What is a disadvantage of nonrenewable energy resources?

• Intermittent energy production

• Environmental pollution and climate impact

• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

• High energy yield

Which SDG goal is Responsible Consumption and Production?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13