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Waste Mid-unit Study Test New Alberta

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Tommy decided to fix his toy instead of buying a new one, it is an example of...

a)

Reduce

b)

Repair

c)

Reuse

d)

Recycle

2.

What is the purpose of a landfill?

a)

To recycle

b)

To have a place for the garbage and keeping the environment clean

c)

To reuse materials

d)

To compost

3.

Which one of these are an example of natural waste?

a)

ants

b)

toy

c)

dead leaves

d)

cows

4.

Which one of these are non-biodegradable?

a)

apples

b)

banana peels

c)

lettuce

d)

Glass

5.

What does it mean when an item is 'biodegradable' ?

a)

It means that it will eventually break down in nature

b)

It means that it is bad for the environment

c)

It means it is perfect for composting

d)

It means that it can be eaten?

6.

What do the 3r's stand for?

a)

Rachel, Rebekah, and Rudolf

b)

Remake, restructure, reassemble

c)

Reduce, reuse, recycle

d)

Recover, Resurface, Rejig

7.
If we wear hand-me-down clothing from our older siblings or value village, we are...
a)
Reducing
b)
Reusing
c)
Recycling
d)
Not very fashion forward
8.

Pick all the ways you could reduce garbage from your lunch?

a)

Bring food in reusable containers

b)

Bring food in plastic bags

c)

Bring as many compostable items as possible

d)

Recycle food containers

9.

Recyclable waste is waste that

a)

we throw away that can be turned into something new

b)

we throw away because it isn't useful

c)

we throw into a black bin to go to the landfill

d)

we throw into a green bin to be composted

10.

Waste can be categorized into these 3 groups

a)

Solid, liquid and gas

b)

Fun, scary, happy

c)

Red, white and blue

d)

Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable

11.

What is compost?

a)

Non-organic material

b)

Decomposed organic material

c)

Solids, liquids and gas

d)

Fumes from gas