Answer the following questions by selecting the correct answer.
Facts on recycling
Do you know that...
* When you buy a canned drink, between 25 % and 30% of the price you pay represents the cost of making the can
* Most people do not know how to distinguish steel cans from aluminium cans. The only way of knowing the difference is by using a magnet, which attracts the steel cans
* Tin plated steel cans are actually 90% steel and 10% tin.
* Recycling cans saves vast amounts of money and energy. To produce a tonne of aluminium from scratch requires five tonnes of bauxite and 16,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
* Re-using aluminium requires only one tonne of old cans and just 750 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Furthermore, it reduces air pollution by 95 %.
'The Star April 8 2001'
What is a canned drink?
drink which is put in a metal container
something which is put in a container
drink which is put in a container
something which is used for drinking
How do we distinguish steel cans from aluminium cans?
by using steel
by using a magnet
by using steel cans
by separating steels cans from aluminium cans
What are the benefits of recycling cans?
saves time and energy
saves money
saves large amount of money and energy
saves 16,000 kilowatt hours of electricity
What is another important benefit of recycling aluminium cans?
it requires less consumption of cans
it uses less electricity
it significantly helps to reduce air pollution
it cuts the cost of making cans
When you drink a canned drink that cost RM 1.00. How much of the cost is used for making cans?