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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 148 · 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 flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  3. 3.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) petrol (d) diesel
  7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  8. 8.♻️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
  11. 11.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  13. 13.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  16. 16.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  19. 19.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
  22. 22.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
  26. 26.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
  28. 28.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
  34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
  36. 36.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. renewable
  2. reuse
  3. False
  4. reduce
  5. buy less packaging
  6. sunlight
  7. protects the future
  8. reduce, reuse, recycle
  9. False
  10. reuse gift paper
  11. True
  12. 32
  13. renewable
  14. 20
  15. 21
  16. non-renewable
  17. 12
  18. recycle
  19. renewable
  20. 8
  21. melt cans into new cans
  22. True
  23. renewable
  24. use a jar as a pen stand
  25. give old books away
  26. True
  27. carry a cloth bag
  28. non-renewable
  29. plant in old tyres
  30. 9
  31. 5
  32. 70
  33. pulp old paper
  34. False
  35. turn plastic into tiles
  36. renewable
  37. reuse
  38. False
  39. non-renewable
  40. False

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