Tag: waste products
Questions Related to waste products
In ...................... strategy for saving the environment, things are used again and again.
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Reuse
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Invent
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Both A and B
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None of the above
In reuse strategy for saving the environment, things are used again and again. Many items found around the home can be used for different purposes. So before you throw those items away, think about how they can be reused.
What is the most valuable recyclable component of a circuit board?
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Copper
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Silver
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Gold
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Platinum
Non-biodegradable pollutants are created by
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Nature
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Excessive use of resources
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Humans
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Natural disasters
Non-biodegradable pollutants refer to toxic pollutants that are not degraded or decomposed naturally into less harmful compounds. Humans are the primary source of producing non-biodegradable pollutants. These pollutants include heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead, polythene, synthetic fibres and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).
Plastic is one of the most harmful .......... waste.
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Biodegradable
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Non biodegradable
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Biotic
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Abiotic
The substance which can be easily decomposed by natural decomposers is called as biodegradable wastes such as humans and animal excreta, plant wastes. Whereas the substance that cannot be decomposed by the natural decomposers and harm the environment is called as non biodegradable such as plastics, nuclear wastes or radioactive wastes, chemical wastes like DDT. Abiotic is the nonliving component of the ecosystem which consists air, water sunlight etc. Biotic is the component of an ecosystem which consists all living things like animals and plants. Thus, the correct answer is option B.
Which one is non-biodegradable?
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DDT
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Sewage
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Livestock waste
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Market garbage
All materials are not recycled in the environment.
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True
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False
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Either
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Neither
Biodegradable wastes should be separated and kept in blue colour bins for garbage collectors.
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True
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False
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Either
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Neither
In the following groups of materials, which group(s) contains only non-biodegradable items?
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wood, paper, leather
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polythene, detergent, PVC
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plastic, detergent, grass
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plastic, bakelite, DDT
Multiple Choice Questions
Which one is non biodegradable
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sewage
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market garbage
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liverstock waste
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DDT
Non - biodegradable substances are the one which_________________
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Do not degrade
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Degrades efficiently
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Degrades very slowly
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Remains unharmed
- Non-Biodegradable wastes are those that cannot break down or degrade for many years. These are waste that cannot change into manure and they pile up causing pollution. Burning these fuels causes more pollution in the environment. The non-biodegradable wastes become useful when they can be recycled.