RECYCLING QUIZ

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1. Which of the following materials can

be recycled?
 a)Plastic

 b)Glass

 c)Paper

 d)All of the above

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2. Peter is turning a piece of old clothing into

a fashionable bag. Which of the 3Rs is he
practicing?
 a)Reducing

 b)Recycling

 c)Reusing
3. What is it called when manufacturers take
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trash and turn it into new products?

 a)Marketing

 b)Biodegrading

 c)Composting

 d)Recycling
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4. True or False? Plastics decompose

quickly.
 a)False

 b)True
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5. Should you recycle paper cartons with

food scraps or stains?
 a)No, anything contaminated should go
into the regular waste bin.
 b)Yes, it is still paper.
6. The 3z Rs are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
What does Reuse mean?
 a)Use things for the same or new purpose
again.
 b)Use only what you need.

 c)Convert waste into useful products.

7. Tony
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is using his own bag instead of a
plastic bag at the supermarket. Which of
the 3Rs is he practicing?
 a)Recycling

 b)Reducing

 c)Reusing
8. Mandy
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turns her plastic drink bottles to
plant holders. Which of the 3Rs is she
practicing?
 a)Reducing

 b)Recycling

 c)Reusing
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9. What is recycling all about?

 a)taking something new and never using it

 b)taking something old and turning it into

something new
 c)taking something new and turning it into
something old
 d)taking something old and keeping it old
10. What
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can recycle?
 a)Paper mache and elastic bands.

 b)Household batteries and disposable

plates
 c)Ink cartridges and DVD cases

 d)Paper, plastic, glass, and electronic

equipment
11. What
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lakes when garbage piles up?
 a)They get pollinated.

 b)They get policed.

 c)They get polluted.

 d)They get polygraphs.

12. If you
z use a plastic bag for groceries one
day and then make a kite out of it the next,
the bag has been ___________.
 a)Reversed

 b)Reduced

 c)Reused

 d)Recycled
13. If you
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grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags

provided, you have _______ the waste you
generate.
 a)Recycled

 b)Reused

 c)Reduced

 d)Reversed
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15. What
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is a benefit of recycling?
 a)Fewer resources taken from
Earth
 b)Less pollution

 c)Less trash filling up landfills

 d)All of the above

16. Turning the water off when you
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brush your teeth is an example of

 a)recycling

 b)reusing

 c)reducing
17. Whichz of the following is most similar to the
process of recycling?
 a)Turning off the water while you brush your teeth

 b)Bringing a reusable shopping bag to the grocery

store
 c)Turning part of an old t-shirt into a patch for your
jeans
 d)Telling mail-order companies to stop sending you
catalogs
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18. Which natural resource does recycling
paper allow people to conserve?
 a)nuclear energy

 b)trees

 c)solar energy

 d)hydroelectric power
19. Whatz would most likely happen if there were
no recycling?
 a)Landfills would fill up faster

 b)Global climate change would end

 c)The price of oil would decrease

 d)The planet would run out of fossil fuels more

slowly
20. Mike z did not want to throw away his pickle

jar. Instead he decided to use it again. This is an

example of?
 a)Reusing

 b)Reducing

 c)Recycling

 d)Pollution
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