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Recycling and Conservation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If something is nonrenewable then it

a)

Can only be used once or cannot be replaced by nature

b)

Regularly replaced or replenished by nature

c)

Is the electricity in your house

d)

Can be bought with money

2.

What does Conservation mean

a)

Spending as much as you can

b)

Good communication skills

c)

Wise use of natural resources to prevent loss or harm

d)

The place where bands play

3.

How do you conserve

a)

Replay, Redo, and Respond

b)

Make sure to use as many natural resources as possible

c)

Ask your parents

d)

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

4.

Where does 57% of solid waste end up?

a)

I the ocean

b)

In your garbage can

c)

In landfills

d)

In dumpsters

5.
Americans throw away how many plastic bottles every hour?
a)
2.5 million
b)
250 thousand
c)
25 thousand
d)
250 billion
6.
Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for how long?
a)
one year
b)
one day
c)
one week
d)
one month
7.
The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than _______ cans in a lifetime. 
a)
25,000
b)
250
c)
2,500
d)
25
8.
Making paper from recycled paper reduces the related contribution to air pollution _____ %?
a)
95%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
70%
9.
Glass can be recycled and remanufactured how many times before wearing out?
a)
an infinite amount
b)
five times
c)
one hundred times
d)
fifty times
10.
What can food waste be used for?
a)
composting
b)
animal feed
c)
community gardens
d)
all of the above
11.
Almost half of the food in the U.S. goes to waste, approximately how many pounds per second?
a)
300 lbs
b)
3000 lbs
c)
30 lbs
d)
3lbs
12.
The average person generates how much solid waste per year?
a)
1.5 tons
b)
200 lbs
c)
500lbs
d)
850 lbs
13.
How many styrofoam coffee cups are thrown away each year by Americans alone?
a)
25 billion
b)
50 million
c)
5 billion
d)
125 thousand
14.

What is it?

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Paper

d)

Glass

15.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

What is it?

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Glass

d)

Paper

17.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No