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waste management quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

a)

Recycle

b)

Recover

c)

Reduce

d)

Reproduce

2.

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

3.

In which bin would you put a coke can?

a)

the blue bin

b)

the green bin

c)

the yellow bin

d)

the red bin

4.

The four R's of waste disposal are (a)   , Reuse, Recycle and Rethink .

5.

What do you do with these wastes? More than one answer.

a)

Turn into plant pot

b)

Throw into dustbin

c)

Turn into stationery container

d)

Make as watering can

6.

If you have to go for a vacation, to reduce the plastic waste, which one is better?

a)
b)
7.

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?

a)

They mistake it for food and cannot digest it

b)

They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim

c)

Both a and b

d)

It's not dangerous because they can swim around it

8.

How many years can it take for a plastic bottle to degrade?

a)

100 years

b)

400 years

c)

700 years

d)

1000 years

9.

Which of the following answers contains the top 5 contributing countries to the world’s plastic pollution problem?

a)

Russia, France, USA, Vietnam, India

b)

Indonesia, Thailand, USA, China, France

c)

Thailand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines

d)

USA, China, India, UK, Australia

10.

How much water does it take to produce one bottle of water?

a)

No water is used to produce plastic

b)

1 bottle of water

c)

3 bottles of water

d)

6 bottles of water

11.

When is Earth Day celebrated?

a)

31 December

b)

22 April

c)

1 April

12.

What does it mean to go green?

a)

to eat more green vegetables

b)

to be friendly towards the environment

c)

to wear green clothes

13.

What does recycle mean?

a)

to make something cleaner

b)

to make something smaller

c)

to turn waste into something that can be used again

14.

The United States does not recycle fuel because

a)

reprocessing was banned in 1979

b)

reprocessing was banned in 1776

c)

it does not have the technology to recycle nuclear fuel

d)

it is cheaper to store the waste in the ground

15.

Giving away the toys that I no longer use, I am ...

a)

reducing

b)

recycling

c)

reusing

16.

Making a notebook with used papers helps us to ...

a)

recycle

b)

reduce

c)

reuse

17.

Which is the first state in India to make roof top rain water harvesting compulsory to all the houses?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Kerala

c)

Assam

d)

Goa

18.

Which of the following is the major source of fresh water which is available in India?

a)

Ocean water

b)

River water

c)

Pond water

d)

Ground water

19.
How could pesticides get into lakes and streams?
a)
too much could be used
b)
it could be sprayed too close to a stream
c)
rain could wash pesticides into a stream
d)
all of the above
20.

How long does it take plastic to degrade?

a)

500-1000 years

b)

200 years

c)

150 years

d)

50 years

21.

How many seabirds are killed annually from plastic?

a)

1 million

b)

100 000

c)

10 000

d)

500 000

22.

How many tons of plastic are dumped in the ocean each year?

a)

8 million

b)

5000

c)

600 000

d)

2 million

23.

How long does it take for a plastic bag to decompose?

a)

Up to 5 days

b)

Up to 5 years

c)

Up to 1000 years

d)

Never

24.
How many tons of plastic are produced each year?
a)
300,000 Tons
b)
300,000,000 Tons
c)
300 Tons
d)
50,000,000 Tons
25.

Why was the effect of Mumbai rains in 2005 drastic?

a)

Because Mithi river was used as an open drain

b)

Because there was a cyclone accompanying rains

26.

Which of these is a type of plastic that melts on heating?

a)

Thermoplastic

b)

Thermosetting

c)

Elastomer

27.

Which plastic does this recycling symbol represent?

a)

PVC

b)

PET

c)

PP

d)

HDPE

28.

What is the key element derived from foods to make biopolymers?

(a)  

29.

Which of the following is present in automobile exhaust ?

a)

Mercury Oxide

b)

Hydrogen Sulphide

c)

Lead Oxide

d)

All of the above

30.
CFC's cause harm to our 
a)
Troposphere
b)
Inversion Layer
c)
Ozone Layer
d)
Carbon Dioxide
31.
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
a)
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
b)
Use Less Energy
c)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
All of the Answers are Correct
32.

When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?

a)

They are exposed to Smog

b)

Nothing happens

c)

They are exposed to Acid Rain

d)

They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation

33.
These are two ways people can reduce air pollution.
a)
Drive vehicles that get low gas mileage / Burn trash at home
b)
Burn less fossil fuels / walk and ride bikes
c)
Create major forest fires / Use CFC's
d)
Burn styrofoam at landfills / Use more chlorine
34.

Air pollution can cause ___________ and ____________.

a)
b)
c)
35.
Two historical events during which smog killed many citizen and made thousands sick...
a)
Donora Fluoride Fog and London Smog
b)
London Smog and Exxon Valdez
c)
China Smog and Fluoride Fog
36.

Which molecules combines with water vapour to form acid rain?

a)

Nitrogen & CO

b)

Helium & SO2

c)

SO2 & NO

d)

Oxygen and Argon

37.

Since being signed in 1986, the ________ has resulted in a significant reduction in CFC use and production.

a)

Clean Water Act

b)

Safe Drinking Water Act

c)

Montreal Protocol

d)

The Clean Air Act

38.

Which of the following technologies help conserve water?

a)

Leakage detection

b)

TV monitoring

c)

Cast screen

d)

Photo developer

39.

Noise pollution can cause

a)

high blood pressure.

b)

loss of sleep.

c)

hearing loss.

d)

All of the above

40.

Which of the following is a cause to air pollution?

a)

nasal irritation

b)

vehicles

c)

eye irritation

d)

recycle

41.
The pattern of air during thermal inversion is
a)
warm- cold- warm
b)
cold- warm- cold
c)
there is no pattern, it is only cold
42.

Exposure to too much radon gas can cause

a)

lung cancer

b)

sun burn

c)

blindness

d)

acne

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