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Grade 7 recycling

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is to recycle?

a)

To transform things into materials for new things

b)

to use something more than once

c)

use and produce less things

2.

What is to reduce

a)

To transform things into materials for new things

b)

to use something more than once

c)

to use and produce less things

3.

What is to reuse?

a)

To transform things into materials for new things

b)

to use something more than once

c)

to use and produce less things

4.

This paper was made from other pieces of paper. It was...

a)

recycled

b)

reused

c)

reduced

5.

I always turn off the lights of the room when I don't need them

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

6.

I try to take short showers to save water

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

7.

I have some toys that I don't use anymore and I will take them to the children's hospital

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

8.

I don't use plastic bags, I use these

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

9.
a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

10.

Can you recycle food?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

What happens to waste when it comes from nature?

a)

It decomposes

b)

It is always on the earth

12.

What can you do with waste like food leftovers?

a)

compost

b)

recycle

c)

reuse

13.

What can you do with compost?

a)

eat it

b)

put it in the plants of your garden

c)

throw it away

14.

What can you do with these?

a)

recycle

b)

reduce

c)

reuse

15.

poisonous substances into the environment

a)

natural resources

b)

particulates

c)

pollution

d)

conservation

16.

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

a)

Loss of animal homes

b)

Climate change

c)

Increase in pollution

d)

All of the above

18.

Solar, wind and water energy are all...

a)

Non-sustainable resources

b)

Sustainable resources

19.

What are the 3Rs?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

All of the above

20.
About how many people does the world currently have?
a)
3 Million
b)
8 Billion
c)
4 Trillion
d)
12 Billion
21.
Which of these is NOT an environmental issue?
a)
Pollution
b)
Oil Spills
c)
Space Exploration
d)
Over Population
22.

Which statement defines what sustainability is?

a)

Making sure everyone has access to all the resources they want

b)

Meeting the needs of everyone now so that they always have access to any resource that they want.

c)

Meeting the needs of populations now without compromising the needs of future generations

d)

Meeting the needs of populations now and those in the future.

23.

Sustainability means ...

a)

causing pollution.

b)

maintaining the world we live in.

c)

chopping down trees.

d)

manufacturing sellable items.

24.

The word sustainability has many meanings...

a)

maintain, support, endure, withstand

b)

maintain, manufacture, endure, remove

c)

maintain, destroy, endure, withstand

25.

These goats are ______________ to each other.

a)

oblivious

b)

chronological

c)

adjacent

d)

ferocious

26.

Scrooge McDuck was very rich. His goal was to ____________ as much money as possible.

a)

calculate

b)

exhaust

c)

accumulate

d)

anticipate

27.

These penguins __________to the cold weather by staying close to each other for warmth.

a)

adapt

b)

calculate

c)

exaggerate

d)

peculiar

28.

In humanities class, we have to read closely and ________ the text for clues about what it might mean.

a)

conclusion

b)

anticipate

c)

analyze

d)

quote

29.

The person on the right did ___________ it would rain and brought an umbrella.

a)

anticipate

b)

accumulate

c)

transfer

d)

violate

30.

The person on the right did ___________ it would rain and brought an umbrella.

a)

anticipate

b)

accumulate

c)

transfer

d)

violate

31.

Getting high scores is a __________ of working hard and studying.

a)

benefit

b)

factor

c)

origin

d)

citizen

32.

Getting high scores is a __________ of working hard and studying.

a)

benefit

b)

factor

c)

origin

d)

citizen

33.

We have to _________ our answers by showing our work.

a)

extend

b)

insist

c)

calculate

d)

quote

34.

This flood was a major ___________for this small town.

a)

catastrophe

b)

frequency

c)

factor

d)

government

35.

We mostly learn history in _____________ order.

a)

tentative

b)

variable

c)

realistic

d)

chronological

36.

The oldest __________ we studied were the Ancient Mesopotamians.

a)

citizen

b)

factor

c)

civilization

d)

democracy

37.

This square is _____________ of four equal sides.

a)

composed

b)

equation

c)

similar

d)

extended

38.

I-SHOU International school makes sure that its rules are _______________ with the Ministry of Education's rules.

a)

retrieved

b)

violated

c)

congruent

d)

viewpoint

39.

This dog's choice will have a negative _______________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

strategy

c)

viewpoint

d)

consequence

40.

This picture shows students how to _______________ an argument.

a)

construct

b)

manipulate

c)

narrate

d)

contrast

41.

This picture shows students how to _______________ an argument.

a)

construct

b)

manipulate

c)

narrate

d)

contrast

42.

There has been _______________ cutting down of trees.

a)

congruent

b)

continuous

c)

irrigate

d)

realistic

43.

There is a large __________ in size between these two people.

a)

massive

b)

ferocious

c)

catastrophe

d)

contrast

44.

Jennifer gets really mad when her group members for the big project don't________________ much.

a)

contribute

b)

compose

c)

evaluate

d)

exhaust

45.

Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-Wen ____________ that Taiwan will increase trade with Canada.

a)

adapts

b)

government

c)

declares

d)

irrigates

46.

____________ is where people get to vote on things.

a)

civilization

b)

monarchy

c)

government

d)

democracy

47.

____________ is where people get to vote on things.

a)

civilization

b)

monarchy

c)

government

d)

democracy

48.
Which of these is NOT an environmental issue?
a)
Pollution
b)
Oil Spills
c)
Space Exploration
d)
Over Population
49.

What are the three pillars of sustainability?

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50.

What is a landfill?

a)

A fill of land

b)

A place where we put garbage

c)

A place where we get resources

d)

This classroom

51.

What does biodegradable mean?

a)

It can break down back into nature

b)

It can't break down back into nature

c)

A product that we recycle

d)

A product we do not want

52.

What are greenhouse gases?

a)

gas from a car in liquid form

b)

when you go to a greenhouse

c)

helium in a balloon

d)

gases like carbon dioxide from a car

53.

It is beneficial to recycle plastic because it

a)

lowers the manufacturing of new plastic bottles

b)

reduces the production of new plastic.

c)

lowers the manufacturing of plastic

d)

reduces the production of plastic bottles

54.

Glass is broken up, melted and made into new______.

a)

silverware

b)

hardware

c)

ironware

d)

glassware

55.

What is the best way to reduce the number of bottles you create as waste?

a)

Buy a new bottle every day

b)

Use bottles that can be filled again and again

c)

Use bottles that can be recycled

d)

Use smaller bottles