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waste problem

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following waste are produced from homes?

a)

Paper and smoke

b)

Mirror and chemical

c)

Smoke and glasses

d)

Leftover food and plastic bag

2.

which of the following is biodegradable object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of the following is NOT a recyclable material?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following is NOT the bad effect of improper waste management?

a)

Flood

b)

Health problem

c)

Volcano eruption

d)

Air and water pollution

5.

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

6.

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

7.

What can food waste be used for?

a)

Reuse and recycle

b)

Animal feed and recycle

c)

Recycle and composing

d)

Composing and animal feed

8.

What is the meaning of biodegradable?

a)

It will eventually break down completely in nature

b)

It is not suitable for composing

c)

It is bad for the environment

d)

It can be eaten

9.

At a recycling center, items are crushed, melted and formed into something new.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Pesticides, used batteries and smoke from vehicles are classified as__________.

a)

food waste

b)

toxic waste

c)

biodegradable waste

d)

excretory products

11.

What happens to plastic waste?

a)

It eventually disintegrates

b)

It is dumped into the ocean for fish to eat

c)

Plastic waste doesn't exist

d)

It breaks into little pieces

12.

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

13.

Where does the majority of plastics end up?

a)

Landfill

b)

Ocean

c)

Recycled

d)

Burned for Energy

14.

There are many alternatives to plastic

a)

True

b)

False

15.

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

a)

100 years

b)

400 years

c)

700 years

d)

1000 years

16.

Food waste is not just about wasted edible food, but it also about...

a)

Hunger

b)

Flood

c)

Climate change

d)

Green gas emission

17.

How to start a zero waste lifestyle?

a)

Use reusable bag

b)

Order boba drink using a plastic cup

c)

Bring your own lunch box and cutlery for take away

d)

Buy bottled mineral water

18.

To avoid wasting my food, I should ...

a)

Ask mom to cook more

b)

Throw my leftovers

c)

Take enough food

d)

Order more food from online delivery

19.

Zero waste means ________________________________________

a)

People try to create as little waste s possible.

b)

People through trash away.

c)

We need to save out trash.

20.

Waste is another name for ______________________________.

a)

earth

b)

zero

c)

trash

21.

The environment includes...

a)

soil, water

b)

plants

c)

air

d)

All answers are correct

22.

Much of the waste people throw away is ____________________.

a)

cars

b)

apples

c)

plastic

23.

____________ is waste that people leave in the environment instead of recycling it.

a)

Earth

b)

Litter

c)

Zero waste