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HEALTH 6

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the examples of biodegradable waste

a)

plastic

b)

metals

c)

paints

d)

paper

2.

Biodegradable plastics and bioplastics don't always readily decompose.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Materials or Objects capable of being broken down or decomposed to smaller products by the action of living things (such as animals or microorganisms).

a)

Biodegradable Waste

b)

Non biodegradable Waste

c)

Waste Management

d)

Residual Waste

4.

Lucas thinks that the best way to reduce the amount of garbage his family produces is to burn all of it. Why is this not the best way to reduce waste?

a)

It is a lot of work.

b)

Burning garbage can release toxins into the air.

c)

A fire creates too much heat on a hot summer day

d)

Biodegradable items do not burn.

5.

What are the main products that can be recycled?

a)

Paper,glass,plastic container

b)

concrete, ceramics, bubble wrap

c)

Styrofoam,battery

d)

none of the above

6.

Refers to the practice of proper waste disposal.

a)

Waste management

b)

Marketing management

c)

Strategic management

d)

Human management

7.

It is the process of remanufacturing or reprocessing used materials.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

8.

It means transforming used materials or garbage into a useful substance in order to create electricity or energy.

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

c)

Recover

d)

Recycle

9.

Biodegradable waste can be transformed into a fertilizer by a process called

a)

composting

b)

recycling

c)

wasting

d)

reusing

10.

Used or consumed products or materials

a)

Water pollution

b)

Air pollution

c)

Wastes

d)

Pollutants

11.

Which of these is a good example of reusing instead of throwing something away?

a)

Wearing two shirts instead of a jacket

b)

Throwing your old if it get too small

c)

Wearing your sister's or brother's old jacket

d)

Buying a new jacket when yours gets too small

12.

By writing on both sides of a piece of paper, you're _____.

a)

Reducing

b)

Repairing

c)

Recycling

d)

Recovering

13.

Renee has started to compost her food scraps and leaves/yard trimmings. When it all breaks down into soil, she'll use that for her garden. This is an example of which?

a)

Reducing

b)

Recycling

c)

Repairing

d)

Reusing

14.

Instead of throwing out old clothes and towels, Julia cuts the items up and uses them as cleaning rags. This is an example of which of the following waste management strategies?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

15.

Why is it important to recycle?

a)

Recycling uses up a lot of energy people need.

b)

Recycling is bad for the environment.

c)

Recycling makes our landfills overflow.

d)

Recycling conserves our natural resources.

16.

Which of the following is NOT true about water plastic bottles?

a)

It can be recycled.

b)

It helps our environment to be healthy and green.

c)

We need to remember to recycle water bottles, as they are quickly filling our landfills.

d)

It does not need to be recycled because we have already recycled too many of them.

17.

Which of the following situation shows a way of waste management called Recover?

a)

Mark plays his brother's old toys.

b)

April sew some patching on her pants.

c)

CJ makes a DIY flower vase using a plastic bottle.

d)

Rona gathered some parts of her old phone to be use in her science experiment.

18.

What does the 5Rs in Waste Management stands for?

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Repeat

b)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Repair

c)

Reduce, Resume, Recycle, Recover, Repair

d)

Reduce, Reuse, Report, Recover, Repeat

19.

What "R" of Waste Management does the picture shows?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Repair

d)

Recover

20.

What "R" of waste management does the picture shows?

a)

Reuse

b)

Repair

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

21.

Click C if the picture shows proper

waste disposal and click X if it does not.

a)

C

b)

X

22.

Click C if the picture shows proper

waste disposal and click X if it does not.

a)

C

b)

X

23.

Put the biodegradable wastes in the green bin.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Gloves and mask are NOT needed in handling hazardous waste.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

Even in our young age, we can help in proper segregation of wastes at home, in school, and in the community.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Segregation is the separation of of waste compostable, recyclable, special waste and residuals.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

Batteries

a)

Non-biodegradable

b)

Biodegradable

28.

Light bulb

a)

Non-biodegradable

b)

Biodegradable

29.

Which one is the finite resource?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

The picture above is the example of...

a)

Biodegradable waste

b)

Non-Biodegradable waste

31.

Which of these following picture that shows the effect of cutting too many trees? (Deforestation)

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

These are Non-Biodegradable Waste, except...

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.
Passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal
a)
Superfund Act
b)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
c)
Clean Water Act
d)
Clean Air Act
34.
Pumping wastes below groundwater level
a)
recycling
b)
incineration
c)
composting
d)
deep-well injection
35.
Toxic, corrosive, or explosive material
a)
solid waste
b)
hazardous waste
c)
municipal waste
d)
plant waste
36.

Check all the examples of solid waste

a)

paper

b)

car battery

c)

cans

d)

bottles

e)

food waste

37.

This is a type of landfill where solid wastes are spread out in thin layers, compacted, and covered daily with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam.

a)

open dump

b)

composting

c)

sanitary landfill

38.

A type of recycling where we are using bacteria to treat biodegradable waste.

a)

composting

b)

sanitary landfill

c)

open dump

39.

Hazardous wastes must be segregated separately from another form of wastes

(a)  

40.

Special wastes like used syringes are not hazardous.

(a)  

41.

Foamed plastic cup

a)

50 years

b)

20-40 years

c)

600 years

d)

10 years

42.

disposable diaper

(a)  

43.

plastic bag

a)

50 years

b)

30-40 years

c)

600 years

d)

10-20 years

44.

aluminum can

(a)  

45.

tin cans

(a)