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UPSR SK Paper 1 - Question 24 & 25

Study the following fact sheet. Answer the questions that follow.

Decomposition Time of Waste Items

People around the world are generating a lot of waste. Do you know how long
waste items take to decompose when buried in the landfills? Different waste
items have different time lengths to decompose.

. tin cans: 80 to 100 years

. nylon fabric: 30 to 40 years
. plastic beverage containers: 100 years
. plastic jugs: 1 million years
. Styrofoam: do not decompose
. Aluminium cans: 200 to 500 years
. banana/orange peels : 3 to 4 weeks
. leather shoes: 40 to 50 years
. newspapers: 3 to 6 months
. cigarette butts: 2 to 5 years
. rubber soles: 50 to 80 years
. glass jars/bottles: do not decompose

Tick ( ) the correct answer.

(a) Newspaper decompose in ________

10 to 16 weeks.
12 to 24 weeks.
20 to 32 weeks.

(1 mark)

(b)Do you know how long they take to decompose when buried in the landfills? The
word they in the fact sheet refers to the

mud and soil

waste items
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(1 mark)

Write your answers in the space provided

25. (a)
People around the world are generating a lot of
waste.
Why do you think the writer state that?

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(2 marks)

(b) Suggest an idea to reduce the rubbish made by household. Give reasons
to support your suggestion.

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(2 marks)

(c) Why do we need different coloured bins for the waste items? Give
reasons to
support your answer.

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(2 marks)

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