Class 5 · Science and Technology · Pollution and Waste Management
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Class 5 · Science and Technology · Cameroon
Pollution and Waste Management: 5 practice questions
Free practice on Pollution and Waste Management for Class 5, following the
Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is
explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.
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How to do this — Pollution and Waste Management
Separating waste
Separating waste into organic and inorganic before disposal makes recycling and safer disposal easier. Vegetable peels are organic waste; a glass bottle is inorganic waste.
Organic — vegetable peels vs Inorganic — glass, plastic, metal
Recycling and disposing responsibly
Recycling waste like plastic bottles reduces pollution and reuses materials. Disposing of waste responsibly means putting it where it will not harm people or nature.
♻️ Recycling waste
Separating waste into organic and inorganic before disposal mainly helps with:
making more pollution
wasting time for no benefit
attracting more pests
easier recycling and safer disposal
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Answer: D. easier recycling and safer disposal
Recycling waste like plastic bottles helps to:
reduce pollution and reuse materials
increase pollution
waste more resources
harm the environment further
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Answer: A. reduce pollution and reuse materials
Which of these is an example of organic waste?
A plastic bag
Vegetable peels
A glass bottle
A metal can
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Answer: B. Vegetable peels
Informing others about proper waste separation is helpful because:
it confuses people unnecessarily
waste separation has no real benefit
it spreads good habits that reduce pollution
it wastes community resources
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Answer: C. it spreads good habits that reduce pollution
Disposing of waste responsibly means:
throwing it anywhere convenient
burning all waste without care
burying waste near a water source
putting it in the right place so it does not harm people or nature
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Answer: D. putting it in the right place so it does not harm people or nature
Answer key — Pollution and Waste Management
D. easier recycling and safer disposal
A. reduce pollution and reuse materials
B. Vegetable peels
C. it spreads good habits that reduce pollution
D. putting it in the right place so it does not harm people or nature
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