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WASTE

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What can food waste be used for?
a)
composting
b)
animal feed
c)
community gardens
d)
all of the above
2.

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

3.

Where should glass bottles be taken?

a)

rubbish bin

b)

buy-back centre

c)

back to shop

d)

recycling bank

4.

What should you do with your old clothes?

a)

burn them

b)

throw them into rubbish bin

c)

give to other people

d)

nothing

5.

What does "reduce" mean?

a)

use more

b)

use less

c)

make new things

d)

save the Earth

6.

What does "reuse" mean?

a)

use less

b)

use more

c)

use again

d)

don't use

7.

Does plastic waste affect our sea life and ocean?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

This symbol means Recycling

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Can you make glass bottles out of recycled plastic?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

If you use a plastic bag for groceries one day and then make a kite out of it the next, the bag has been ___________.

a)

Reduced

b)

Reused

c)

Recycled

d)

Reversed

11.

If you choose to take reusable bags to the grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags provided, you have _______ the waste you generate.

a)

Reduced

b)

Reused

c)

Recycled

d)

Reversed

12.

Among the following, which object can be recycled?

a)

Concrete

b)

Compost

c)

Glass

d)

Soil

13.

Why does residual waste management need to done properly ?

a)

To reduce cost

b)

To reduce bad environmental effects

c)

To grow the cities

d)

To increase the waste

14.

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

a)

Recycle

b)

Recover

c)

Reduce

d)

Reproduce

15.

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

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

16.

If something is nonrenewable then it-

a)

It can be used only once or cannot be replaced by nature.

b)

Electricity in your house.

c)

Regularly replaced by nature.

d)

It can be used again and again.

17.

Which of the following materials is converted into a pulp or slurry during the recycling process?

a)

Glass

b)

Plastic bottles

c)

Papers

d)

Green leafy vegetables

18.
The chemical compound of water is
a)
HO
b)
H2O
c)
H3O
d)
HO2
19.
Water is a universal solvent
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What percent of Earth is covered by water and ice?
a)
85%
b)
90%
c)
75%
d)
97%
21.
What are the three states of water found on Earth?
a)
solid, liquid & gas
b)
oceans, lakes & streams
c)
evaporation, transpiration
d)
rain, sleet & hail
22.
The smallest amount of water is called a(n) ________.
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
pair
d)
drop
23.
What percent of Earth's water is the oceans?
a)
70%
b)
85%
c)
90%
d)
97%
24.
What percent is Earth's water is found in glaciers?
a)
2%
b)
10%
c)
6%
d)
25%
25.

What percent of Earth's water is fresh water?

a)

5%

b)

3%

c)

1%

d)

20%

26.
What is this body of water?
a)
Lake
b)
River
c)
Ocean
d)
Pond
27.
Is this FRESH water or SALT water?
a)
fresh
b)
salt
28.
What is this body of water?
a)
Swamp
b)
River
c)
Lake
d)
Ocean