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Waste Management Strategies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the process of separating wastes?

a)

recycling

b)

reducing

c)

repairing

d)

segregation

2.

Instead of throwing the empty plastics away, John Lester converts them into plastic bottle helicopters. Which waste management did he do?

a)

Reuse

b)

Reduce

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

3.

Jillian cut the old clothes and towels and used them as cleaning rags. Which waste management strategies is being described?

 

a)

Reduce

b)

 

Recycle

c)

Recover

d)

Reuse

4.

Instead of throwing the empty plastics away, Harvin converts them into plastic bottle helicopters. Which waste management did he do?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

5.

Grace cut the old clothes and towels and used them as cleaning rags. Which waste management strategies is being described?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

6.

Which of the following shows that the waste is reused?

a)

Selling old clothes.

b)

Cutting the old clothes

c)

Converting an old shirt into a bag.

d)

Donating old clothes to younger siblings.

7.

left food that cannot be recycled will go to landfill. Which "R" is this?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

e)

Repair

8.

Create pencil boxes from old bottles. Which "R" is this?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Reduce

e)

Repair

9.

Bring your own cloth bag when shopping. Which "R" is this?

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

c)

Reuse

d)

Recycle

e)

Recover

10.

For paper waste that we don't use anymore, collect it to be sent to the special process to be remade. Which "R" is this?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Repair

e)

Recover

11.

What is the primary goal of waste management strategies?

a)

To eliminate all waste

b)

To reduce the environmental impact of waste

c)

To increase waste production

d)

To ignore waste issues

12.

Which of the following is an example of a biological waste management strategy?

a)

Incineration

b)

Composting

c)

Landfilling

d)

Recycling

13.

In a waste management experiment, a scientist measures the rate of decomposition of organic waste in different conditions. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

Type of organic waste

b)

Rate of decomposition

c)

Environmental conditions

d)

Amount of waste

14.

Which waste management strategy involves converting waste materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials?

a)

Recycling

b)

Landfilling

c)

Incineration

d)

Composting

15.

A city implements a program to convert food waste into biogas for energy. What type of waste management strategy is this?

a)

Recycling

b)

Composting

c)

Anaerobic digestion

d)

Incineration