Recycling and Global warming

Question 1

What is recycling

Answer 1

The process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products.

Question 2

What are the main steps of recycling

Answer 2

1) collecting the recyclables, 2) processing the recyclables and turning them into recycled-content products 3) purchasing recycled products

Question 3

Advantages of recycling

Answer 3

Reduces amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators,
Conserves natural resources,
Prevents pollution,
Saves energy

Question 4

Disadvantages to recycling

Answer 4

Soil contamination,
Air contamination,
Recycling tons of garbage will require separate factories,
Recycling does not guarantee good quality products,

Question 5

What materials can you recycle

Answer 5

Plastic,
Paper,
Metals,
Glass,
Food,

Question 6

What is global warming

Answer 6

Global warming is the gradual increase in the average surface temperature of the Earth

Question 7

What is climate change

Answer 7

Climate change is a long term change in weather patterns

Question 8

What is the difference between climate change and global warming

Answer 8

Global warming refers to the rise in global temperatures in the atmosphere, climate change refers to the increasing changes in the seasides of climate over a long period of time.

Question 9

What is the carbon cycle

Answer 9

The carbon cycle shows carbon sinks and summarises how carbon and it’s compounds enter and leave the atmosphere and these sinks.