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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 104 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Reduce, reuse, recycle): Reduce = use less · reuse = use again · recycle = break down and remake. Renewable: sun, wind, water, biogas, waves. Non-renewable: coal, petrol, diesel, natural gas. Count savings with × and ÷: bags per week × weeks, bottles ÷ bottles per bench.

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  1. 1.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
  2. 2.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  3. 3.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  5. 5.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  8. 8.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  10. 10.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  14. 14.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
  17. 17.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
  19. 19.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  25. 25.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  27. 27.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  32. 32.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away

Answer key

  1. reuse gift paper
  2. protects the future
  3. True
  4. sunlight
  5. True
  6. 15
  7. recycle
  8. False
  9. recycle
  10. non-renewable
  11. 48
  12. melt glass into new jars
  13. carry a cloth bag
  14. True
  15. renewable
  16. melt cans into new cans
  17. renewable
  18. plant in old tyres
  19. True
  20. False
  21. False
  22. 3
  23. 6
  24. reduce
  25. renewable
  26. recycle
  27. True
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. use a jar as a pen stand
  31. reduce
  32. reduce, reuse, recycle
  33. False
  34. 18
  35. 3
  36. 27
  37. 16
  38. reuse
  39. reduce
  40. turn plastic into tiles

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