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Worksheets3 Rs
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which is an example of reducing?
Using the same bag every time you go shopping
Taking a shorter shower to save water
Turning old cans into new cans
Throwing away your trash
Which is an example of recycling?
Using the same bag everytime you go shopping
taking a shorter shower
turning old cans into new cans
throwing away your trash in the garbage can
If i buy a bottle of water and throw it away immediately what is this an example of?
reducing
reusing
recycling
disposal
The 3 Rs stand for
Rest, read and rock on!
Run, rap and resist
Reduce, reuse and recycle
What does RECYCLING mean?
throw away
give things to other people
make new things out of old ones
using things again and again
What should you do with your old clothes?
burn them
throw them into rubbish bin
give to other people
nothing
Select all the things below which are made from fossil fuels.
Plastic bags
Petrol
Metal screws
Pencils
Recycling is the process of:
Buying new things
Taking old or unwanted products and using the materials to make new things.
Putting unwanted products in landfill.
Burning unwanted products.
Select some benefits of recycling:
Uses fewer limited resources.
Uses less energy.
Difficult to separate components of some materials.
Makes less rubbish, which ends up in landfill sites.
Recycling could help to prevent further increases in greenhouse gas level.
True
False
It is important to recycle aluminium because it uses less energy to recycle aluminium than to mine and extract aluminium from aluminium ore.
True
False
Select ways in which mining can harm the environment.
Destroys habitats
Yields materials humans need
Is an energy-intensive process
Causes pollution
What are the benefits of recycling?
Increases carbon dioxide emissions and keeps the planet warm so we are not as cold Mars
Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators, Conserves natural resources, Prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials, Saves energy.
Wind farms become more economical and mining companies need to give more money to the poor.
Cars can go faster on recycled petrol
What can you do with your food waste?
Throw it away
Put it in a compost bin
Throw it in your neighbours house
Put it on your garden
The second step in the recycling process includes which of the following?
Processing
Sorting
Collecting
Reusing
Coal and Oil are examples of_____________ resources.
Non-natural
Non-efficient
Non-polluting
Non-renewable
What might happen if we continue burning fossil fuels at the rate we do today? Choose the best answer.
The cost of fossil fuels may drop
Fewer and fewer oil wells and coal mines may be constructed
The earth's climate may change rapidly
Automobiles will become less fuel-efficient
Which of the following processes consumes the least energy?
Turning a tree into paper products
Extracting oil from the ground and turning it into a plastic jug
Recycling an old glass bottle so it can be used again
Mining aluminum and shaping it into a soda can
How is a compact fluorescent light bulb different from a conventional bulb?
It is much smaller
It emits less light
It consumes less power
It doesn't last as long
Which of the following is the most energy-efficient form of transportation?
AB CD
A hybrid car
A city bus
A diesel train
A bicycle
Act of using a resource wisely
Reuse
Recycle
Conservation
Examples of renewable energy sources.
Solar
Coal
Wind
Water
Natural gas
What ecological problem is shown in this picture?
littering
water pollution
air pollution
endangered animals
What is littering?
Throwing garbage on the ground instead of in a trash can
Picking up garbage that other people threw away
Rescuing animals that got sick from eating garbage
Holding onto garbage until you find a trash can
