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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 109 · 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.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
  4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
  16. 16.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  37. 37.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights

Answer key

  1. renewable
  2. 40
  3. refill a water bottle
  4. 12
  5. False
  6. non-renewable
  7. renewable
  8. 22
  9. 44
  10. pulp old paper
  11. melt cans into new cans
  12. reuse
  13. True
  14. 48
  15. use a jar as a pen stand
  16. True
  17. carry a cloth bag
  18. turn plastic into tiles
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. 14
  22. reuse
  23. non-renewable
  24. True
  25. non-renewable
  26. renewable
  27. 3
  28. reduce, reuse, recycle
  29. reduce
  30. 20
  31. sunlight
  32. False
  33. True
  34. protects the future
  35. reduce
  36. reuse
  37. 43
  38. print on both sides
  39. melt glass into new jars
  40. switch off unused lights

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