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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following materials can be recycled?
Paper
Plastic
Glass
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Peter is turning a piece of old clothing into a fashionable bag. Which of the 3Rs is he practising?
Reusing
Reducing
Recycling
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is it called when manufacturers take trash and turn it into new products?
Composting
Biodegrading
Recycling
Marketing
- 4. Multiple Choice
True or False? Plastics decompose quickly.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Should you recycle paper cartons with food scraps or stains?
Yes, it is still paper.
No, anything contaminated should go into the regular waste bin.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The 3 Rs are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. What does Reuse mean?
Use things for the same or new purpose again.
Convert waste into useful products.
Use only what you need.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Tony is using his own bag instead of a plastic bag at the supermarket. Which of the 3Rs is he practising?
Reusing
Reducing
Recycling
- 8. Multiple Choice
Mandy turns her plastic drink bottles to plant holders. Which of the 3Rs is she practising?
Reusing
Reducing
Recycling
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is recycling all about?
taking something old and keeping it old
taking something old and turning it into something new
taking something new and turning it into something old
taking something new and never using it
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are some of the things that people can recycle?
Paper mache and elastic bands.
Ink cartridges and DVD cases
Household batteries and disposable plates
Paper, plastic, glass, and electronic equipment
- 11. Multiple Choice
What can happen to rivers and lakes when garbage piles up?
They get pollinated.
They get polygraphs.
They get policed.
They get polluted.
- 12. Multiple Choice
If you use a plastic bag for groceries one day and then make a kite out of it the next, the bag has been ___________.
Reduced
Reused
Recycled
Reversed
- 13. Multiple Choice
If you choose to take reusable bags to the grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags provided, you have _______ the waste you generate.
Reduced
Reused
Recycled
Reversed
- 14. Multiple Choice
Choose the item(s) below that are accepted in the recycling bin:
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a benefit of recycling?
Less trash filling up landfills
Fewer resources taken from Earth
Less pollution
All of the above
- 16. Multiple Choice
Turning the water off when you brush your teeth is an example of
reducing
reusing
recycling
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is most similar to the process of recycling?
Bringing a reusable shopping bag to the grocery store
Turning off the water while you brush your teeth
Telling mail-order companies to stop sending you catalogs
Turning part of an old t-shirt into a patch for your jeans
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which natural resource does recycling paper allow people to conserve?
nuclear energy
solar energy
trees
hydroelectric power
- 19. Multiple Choice
What would most likely happen if there were no recycling?
The planet would run out of fossil fuels more slowly
Landfills would fill up faster
The price of oil would decrease
Global climate change would end
- 20. Multiple ChoiceMike did not want to throw away his pickle jar. Instead he decided to use it again. This is an example of?RecyclingReusingReducingPollution
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