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3 Rs

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of reducing?

a)

Using the same bag every time you go shopping

b)

Taking a shorter shower to save water

c)

Turning old cans into new cans

d)

Throwing away your trash

2.

Which is an example of recycling?

a)

Using the same bag everytime you go shopping

b)

taking a shorter shower

c)

turning old cans into new cans

d)

throwing away your trash in the garbage can

3.

If i buy a bottle of water and throw it away immediately what is this an example of?

a)

reducing

b)

reusing

c)

recycling

d)

disposal

4.

The 3 Rs stand for

a)

Rest, read and rock on!

b)

Run, rap and resist

c)

Reduce, reuse and recycle

5.

What does RECYCLING mean?

a)

throw away

b)

give things to other people

c)

make new things out of old ones

d)

using things again and again

6.

What should you do with your old clothes?

a)

burn them

b)

throw them into rubbish bin

c)

give to other people

d)

nothing

7.

Select all the things below which are made from fossil fuels.

a)

Plastic bags

b)

Petrol

c)

Metal screws

d)

Pencils

8.

Recycling is the process of:

a)

Buying new things

b)

Taking old or unwanted products and using the materials to make new things.

c)

Putting unwanted products in landfill.

d)

Burning unwanted products.

9.

Select some benefits of recycling:

a)

Uses fewer limited resources.

b)

Uses less energy.

c)

Difficult to separate components of some materials.

d)

Makes less rubbish, which ends up in landfill sites.

10.

Recycling could help to prevent further increases in greenhouse gas level.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

It is important to recycle aluminium because it uses less energy to recycle aluminium than to mine and extract aluminium from aluminium ore.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Select ways in which mining can harm the environment.

a)

Destroys habitats

b)

Yields materials humans need

c)

Is an energy-intensive process

d)

Causes pollution

13.

What are the benefits of recycling?

a)

Increases carbon dioxide emissions and keeps the planet warm so we are not as cold Mars

b)

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.

c)

Wind farms become more economical and mining companies need to give more money to the poor.

d)

Cars can go faster on recycled petrol

14.

What can you do with your food waste?

a)

Throw it away

b)

Put it in a compost bin

c)

Throw it in your neighbours house

d)

Put it on your garden

15.

The second step in the recycling process includes which of the following?

a)

Processing

b)

Sorting

c)

Collecting

d)

Reusing

16.

Coal and Oil are examples of_____________ resources.

a)

Non-natural

b)

Non-efficient

c)

Non-polluting

d)

Non-renewable

17.

What might happen if we continue burning fossil fuels at the rate we do today? Choose the best answer.

a)

The cost of fossil fuels may drop

b)

Fewer and fewer oil wells and coal mines may be constructed

c)

The earth's climate may change rapidly

d)

Automobiles will become less fuel-efficient

18.

Which of the following processes consumes the least energy?

a)

Turning a tree into paper products

b)

Extracting oil from the ground and turning it into a plastic jug

c)

Recycling an old glass bottle so it can be used again

d)

Mining aluminum and shaping it into a soda can

19.

How is a compact fluorescent light bulb different from a conventional bulb?

a)

It is much smaller

b)

It emits less light

c)

It consumes less power

d)

It doesn't last as long

20.

Which of the following is the most energy-efficient form of transportation?

AB CD

a)

A hybrid car

b)

A city bus

c)

A diesel train

d)

A bicycle

21.

Act of using a resource wisely

a)

Reuse

b)

Recycle

c)

Conservation

22.

Examples of renewable energy sources.

a)

Solar

b)

Coal

c)

Wind

d)

Water

e)

Natural gas

23.
Using resources carefully and not wasting them is
a)
recycling
b)
conservation
c)
scientific method
d)
hydroponics
24.
Taking the bus instead of driving is helpful because
a)
there will be less pollution
b)
there will be less use of fossil fuels
c)
there will be less traffic
d)
All of the above
25.
LED bulbs
a)
burn out quickly
b)
use more energy
c)
last longer and use less energy
26.
Giving up plastic bags helps save which natural resource? 
a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Petroleum
c)
Water
27.
What is the difference between reusing and recycling? 
a)
Reusing requires changing or reprocessing an item or natural resource
b)
Recycling requires changing or reprocessing an item or natural resource
c)
Reusing is a type of recycling
28.
In order to save materials, which of the three Rs is the most effective? 
a)
Reuse
b)
Recycle
c)
Reduce
29.

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

endangered animals

30.

What is littering?

a)

Throwing garbage on the ground instead of in a trash can

b)

Picking up garbage that other people threw away

c)

Rescuing animals that got sick from eating garbage

d)

Holding onto garbage until you find a trash can