Grade 12: 1st mid term - Vocab

Every day, many students purchase plastic water bottles and discard them after just a ______.

• single-use
• layer
• container
• notice

We could put a large water jug in the classroom, so that students can ______ our reusable bottles.

• recycle
• decompose
• refill
• reduce

Students sometimes rush out and forget to turn off the lights, which lead to a ______ of electricity.

• waste
• rubbish
• layer
• container

How about placing some brightly colored signs by the doors to ______ people to turn off the lights?

• reuse
• reduce
• recycle
• remind

It is clear that not everyone is aware ______ the harmful effects their habits have on the environment.

• in
• of
• on
• to

Takeaway food often comes with a lot of unnecessary ______, like single-use containers and plastic bags.

• facility
• packaging
• layer
• notice

We always remember to buy food wrapped in recyclable ______.

• container
• leftover
• fruit peel
• compost

A creative way to ______ old greeting cards is to turn them into bookmarks or gift tags.

• reuse
• refill
• promote
• takeaway

Waste in open ______ sites can release harmful gases into the air.

• wildfire
• landfill
• facility
• display

A single plastic bottle can take around 450 years to ______ in the soil.

• recycle
• decompose
• display
• reduce