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- 1. Multiple Choice
Evelyn, Rohan, and Arjun are participating in a school project. They have collected a lot of waste materials like plastic bottles, paper, and cans. What is the process called where they can convert these waste materials into reusable materials?
Recycling
Downcycling
Sidewayscycling
Upcycling
- 2. Multiple Choice
Olivia, Arjun, and Noah are part of a school project on waste management. Olivia suggests a method. Which of the following is an example of the method Olivia might have suggested if she was talking about recycling in a city?
Separation and collection of recyclable materials from households
Dumping city waste in landfills
Burning waste materials in the city's incinerator
Throwing recyclable materials in regular city trash bins
- 3. Multiple Choice
Avery, Nora, and Hannah joined Lily, Evelyn, and Emma in their gardening project. They were excited to learn about a method that could transform their kitchen scraps into a rich soil supplement. What is this method known as?
Landfilling
Incineration
Composting
Fertilizing
- 4. Multiple Choice
Mason, Arjun, and Charlotte are part of the school's environmental club. They are brainstorming ways to reduce waste in their school. Which of these strategies suggested by them is a waste reduction strategy?
Creating a landfill in the schoolyard
Incinerating waste in the school's furnace
Composting food waste from the cafeteria
Recycling paper and plastic materials
- 5. Multiple Choice
Aria had an old jam jar that she didn't need anymore. Instead of discarding it, she decided to use it as a vase for her flowers. What is the term for using an item again for the same purpose or a different purpose?
Recycle
Replace
Discard
Reuse
- 6. Multiple Choice
Aria, Elijah, and Zoe are part of an environmental science project at their school. They are tasked with creating a presentation on hazardous waste disposal methods. Which of the following methods they included in their presentation is an example of a hazardous waste disposal method?
Dumping waste in open fields, pouring it down the drain, and burying it in the backyard
Donating waste to charity, selling it to thrift stores, and giving it away for free
Composting waste, recycling it, and reusing it
Incinerating waste, landfilling it, and using deep-well injection
- 7. Multiple Choice
Jackson, Aiden, and Samuel are having a debate with Hannah, David, and Mason at their school's environmental club meeting. They are discussing the main goal of recycling. According to them, what is the main goal of recycling?
To reduce waste and conserve resources by reusing materials.
To encourage resource depletion and contribute to landfill waste by not reusing materials.
To promote pollution and harm the environment by throwing away materials.
To increase waste and deplete resources by discarding materials.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Nora, Zoe, and Mia are working on a school project about waste management techniques. They are currently focusing on a technique that involves turning organic material into nutrient-rich soil. Which technique are they studying?
Landfilling
Composting
Incineration
Recycling
- 9. Multiple Choice
Rohan, Abigail, and Liam are part of a community initiative to improve local environmental safety. They are investigating a nearby factory known for producing significant amounts of hazardous waste. What is the term for the process this factory should implement to properly manage this waste, preventing harm to both human health and the environment?
Hazardous waste management
Hazardous waste containment
Hazardous waste treatment
Hazardous waste disposal
- 10. Multiple Choice
Aria, Benjamin, and Charlotte are discussing ways to be more environmentally friendly in their school. Which of the following practices suggested by them is a reuse practice?
Throwing away their old textbooks and buying new ones
Ignoring their old uniforms and neglecting them
Recycling their old notebooks and repurposing their old uniforms
Destroying their old school furniture and discarding it
- 11. Multiple Choice
Scarlett, Avery, Abigail, Emma, Noah, and Liam are part of a school project on environmental conservation. They are discussing the benefits of recycling in their neighborhood. According to their findings, what is one of the major benefits of recycling?
It contributes to global warming.
It increases the amount of waste in landfills.
It reduces the need for extracting, refining, and processing raw materials.
It promotes the use of non-renewable resources.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Olivia, Mason, and Abigail are part of a school project where they are visiting a local waste management facility. They are observing a process where waste is being burned in a controlled manner. What waste management technique are they learning about?
Landfilling
Composting
Incineration
Recycling
- 13. Multiple Choice
Avery, Oliver, and Luna are part of a school project on environmental safety. They are studying a local coffee shop that produces a lot of non-hazardous waste from coffee grounds and food scraps. What is the term for the process the coffee shop should use to properly dispose of this waste to prevent harm to human health and the environment?
Non-hazardous waste management
Non-hazardous waste containment
Non-hazardous waste treatment
Non-hazardous waste disposal
- 14. Multiple Choice
Aria, Ethan, and Emma are part of a school project on environmental safety. They are studying a local electronics store that produces a lot of electronic waste from old and broken devices. What is the term for the process the store should use to properly dispose of this waste to prevent harm to human health and the environment?
E-waste management
E-waste containment
E-waste treatment
E-waste disposal
- 15. Multiple Choice
Abigail, Grace, and Zoe are part of a school project where they have to manage waste produced in their school cafeteria. They are studying a technique that involves the breakdown of organic waste like food scraps and vegetable peels in the absence of oxygen. What is this technique called?
Landfilling
Composting
Incineration
Anaerobic digestion
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