01 Recycling Test

1 Reduce means...

• to use something again, but for a different purpose
• to cut down on your amount of waste or to use less of something
• to break down or change a product and use its material again

2 Recycle means...

• to use something again, but for a different purpose
• to cut down on your amount of waste or to use less of something
• to break down or change a product and use its material again

3 Reuse means...

• to use something again, but for a different purpose
• to cut down on your amount of waste or to use less of something
• to break down or change a product and use its material again

4 The effects of air pollution are...

• smog may come from factories and vehicles
• people litter which leaves trash building up on the ground and may harm plants and animals
• leaves rivers, lakes, ponds, dirty and may harm fish or other wildlife

5 The effects of water pollution are...

• smog may come from factories and vehicles
• people litter which leaves trash building up on the ground and may harm plants and animals
• leaves rivers, lakes, ponds, dirty and may harm fish or other wildlife

6 The effects of land pollution are...

• smog may come from factories and vehicles
• people litter which leaves trash building up on the ground and may harm plants and animals
• leaves rivers, lakes, ponds, dirty and may harm fish or other wildlife

7 What is adding old food scraps to the soil to allow the scraps to naturally decay called?

• recycling
• composting
• polluting

8 Biodegrade means to breakdown. Where is a lot of trash taken to biodegrade?

• landfills
• the ocean
• compost piles

9 Which of the following items could be added to a compost pile?

• diaper
• aluminum can
• banana peel

10 Which of the following items takes the least amount of time to biodegrade?

• styrofoam egg carton
• newspaper
• plastic bottle