Q.1
What is recycling?
  • Going round in circles
  • Using waste materials to make new materials
  • Reshaping plastics
  • Taking a product and repairing it
Q.2
Which of the following cannot be recycled?
  • Dried paint
  • Wood
  • Copper pipe
  • Plastic bottles
Q.3
Why is recycling important?
  • It reduces the amount of waste going into landfill
  • It can help to reduce the amount of energy used by the secondary sector of industry
  • It conserves resources for future generations
  • All of the above
Q.4
Wood can be recycled to make...
  • bottles
  • tyres
  • panel boards like MDF and chipboard
  • It is not possible to recycle wood
Q.5
Why does recycling metals reduce the amount of energy required to make metal items?
  • The recycled metal does not need to be extracted from its ore
  • It is lighter
  • The people who collect the metals for recycling pay steelworks to take it away
  • All of the above
Q.6
How does recycling make a positive contribution to climate change?
  • It uses less energy so fewer greenhouse gases go into the air
  • The gases given off when a material is recycled are different to the ones that cause the greenhouse effect
  • Carbon dioxide is absorbed by the materials during recycling
  • The gases given off during recycling are easier to absorb
Q.7
Apart from helping with climate change, recycling is sensible because...
  • items made from recycled materials are always cheaper
  • it creates more landfill
  • it helps a LEDC develop into a MEDC
  • it conserves the Earth's resources
Q.8
Why are alloys difficult to recycle?
  • They don't melt
  • They are too heavy
  • They are toxic
  • They are mixtures of metals
Q.9
Which of the following is not an advantage of recycling metals?
  • Less energy is required
  • Collection and sorting takes time and money
  • Slows down the rate at which non-renewable resources are used up
  • Less rubbish going into landfills
Q.10
Repairing and reusing for personal use is widespread in LEDCs. Which of the following is the best explanation?
  • It saves them money
  • They are better educated and realise that repairing and reusing items is important
  • They want to save the world from destruction
  • It is the law
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