Worksheetsrecycle
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the estimated amount of money worth of wasted food?
a)
none
b)
5 million dollars
c)
165 billion dollars
d)
500 million dollars
2.
If the polar ice caps melted, how much would the oceans rise?
a)
The sea level would rise 12 meters
b)
The sea level would rise 66 meters
c)
The sea level would rise 124 meters
d)
The sea level would rise 76 meters
3.
If we recycled all the newspapers we have in the U.S, how many trees could we save?
a)
1 million trees
b)
10 trees
c)
250 million trees
d)
5 billion trees
4.
What percentage of waste is recycled?
a)
80%
b)
less than 40%
c)
60%
d)
50%
5.
What is the most recycled material in the U.S.?
a)
lead acid batteries
b)
paper
c)
aluminum
d)
plastic bottles
6.
Plastics that are marked with the SPI code of 1 are made with what material?
a)
PETE
b)
PVC
c)
HDPE
d)
LDPE
7.
What is the most widely used renewable energy source in the world?
a)
wind power
b)
solar power
c)
Hydro power
d)
geothermal power
8.
What does the three R's of recycling mean?
a)
risk corridors reinsurance and risk adjustment
b)
reading writing and arithmetic
c)
nothing
d)
Reduce Reuse Recycle
9.
What is the most recycled beverage container in the US?
a)
paper boxes
b)
aluminum containers
c)
glass bottles
d)
plastic bottles
10.
For how long can you use your TV with just the energy saved by recycling one aluminum can?
a)
7 hours
b)
3 hours
c)
10 hours
d)
24 hours
11.
How many homes can we heat for twenty years by just using thrown out wood and paper for fire.
a)
100 million homes
b)
50 million homes
c)
10 thousand homes
d)
100 thousand homes
12.
What building could hold all the glass bottles we throw every month?
a)
mansion
b)
Skyscraper
c)
two storey house
d)
10 storey hotel
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