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proper waste disposal

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most popular method of disposal, because it is probably the easisest, is throwing wastes into a _______

a)

landfill

b)

composting

c)

vermicomposting

2.

A _______is an area with piles of garbage.

a)

dumpsite

b)

garden

c)

park

3.

It involves burying fruit and vegetable wastes under beds of soil for them to decay so that the nutrients can be used by plants.

a)

composting

b)

vermicomposting

c)

incineration

4.

It is almost the same as composting but it uses worms in the process to change organic waste into nutrients that can be mixed with the soil.

a)

vermicomposting

b)

incineration

c)

composting

5.

This is a process wherein wastes are burned at high temperature to generate heat that can be used as energy.

a)

incineration

b)

composting

c)

vermicomposting

6.

_____ is used to transform wastes into another useful product.

a)

recycling

b)

reducing

c)

reuse

7.

______ the amount of produced wastes is the best way to save the environment. To reduce the use of materials is to lessen the wastes..

a)

reducing

b)

recycling

c)

refusing

8.

The _______ method is effective in minimizing wastes. Household materials such as plastics, bottles, cans, etc can be reused.

a)

reuse

b)

reducing

c)

incineration

9.

The ______ method refers to not buying or accepting products that can harm you and the environment.

a)

refuse

b)

reuse

c)

recycling

10.

It is the method of using a material again or finding a way to use it for another purpose.

a)

repurpose

b)

refuse

c)

recycling