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Intro to Waste Management

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is simply means to lessen the use of unnecessary materials.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

2.

It means to use again

a)

reuse

b)

reduce

c)

recycle

3.

It means processing the waste materials to make another product.

a)

reuse

b)

reduce

c)

recycle

4.

It means fixing or restoring broken items.

a)

reuse

b)

repair

c)

recover

5.

It means taking energy or materials from wastes that cannot be used anymore.

a)

reuse

b)

repair

c)

recover

6.

Which is the BEST describes " reusing" materials?

a)

Reusing means reprocessing materials in order tio make them new .

b)

Reusing means using products that contain CFCs and Freon gas.

c)

Reusing means reducing waste materials.

d)

Reusing means fixing materials

7.

Which BEST describes "repairing " materials

a)

Repairing means reprocessing materials to make them new.

b)

Repairing means using products "as is ."

c)

Repairing means reducing waste materials.

d)

Repairing means fixing materials

8.

Which of the following is recyclable?

a)

plastic spoons

b)

banana peel

c)

chicken bones

d)

left over foods

9.

Which of these is NOT a biodegradable waste?

a)

fish bones

b)

dried leaves

c)

broken glass

d)

old newspapers

10.

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

a)

25 years

b)

50 years

c)

200 years

d)

450 years

11.

Which of the following is NOT a way of reducing trash?

a)

buying products in less packaging

b)

using eco bag in shopping

c)

buying disposable plates

d)

using reusable containers

12.

What do you call the process of separating wastes?

a)

recycling

b)

reducing

c)

repairing

d)

segregation

13.

These are wastes that can easily decompose in the soil?

a)

biodegradable

b)

nonbiodegradable

c)

e-waste

d)

metal waste

14.

What do you call the process of fixing broken things?

a)

recycling

b)

reducing

c)

repairing

d)

recovering