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Can we save our environment?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year?

a)

two million

b)

four million

c)

six million

d)

eight million

2.

How long does it take for some types of plastic to fully degrade?

a)

up to 100 years

b)

up to 500 years

c)

up to 700 years

d)

up to 1000 years

3.

How much plastic does a European produce every year?

a)

20 kg

b)

30 kg

c)

50 kg

d)

80 kg

4.

How much plastic is not used more than once?

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

60%

5.

How much of the plastic waste is recycled in the EU?

a)

one third

b)

half of it

c)

two thirds

d)

all of it

6.

How much of all human waste is plastic waste?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

50%

7.

How much of the world's oil is used to make plastic?

a)

4%

b)

5%

c)

6%

d)

7%

8.

Plastic was invented

a)

about 75 years ago

b)

about 65 years ago

c)

in the 19th century

d)

about 100 years ago

9.

What can the word degrade mean?

a)

change the structure of a substance

b)

to use something again for a different purpose

c)

to sort and collect rubbish in order to produce useful materials that can be used again

d)

to make an area, usually air, water or soil dirty or harmful to People, animals and plants

10.

What does the word environment mean?

a)

damage made to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste

b)

rubbish

c)

a place where rubbish is taken

d)

the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live