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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 150 · 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 reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  9. 9.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  14. 14.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) buy less packaging
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
  19. 19.♻️ 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
  20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  22. 22.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  28. 28.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
  32. 32.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  35. 35.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
  39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle

Answer key

  1. carry a cloth bag
  2. recycle
  3. renewable
  4. reuse
  5. 8
  6. renewable
  7. 24
  8. reduce
  9. True
  10. 24
  11. reduce
  12. 36
  13. 8
  14. True
  15. reduce
  16. pulp old paper
  17. 3
  18. buy less packaging
  19. reduce, reuse, recycle
  20. melt cans into new cans
  21. reduce
  22. 8
  23. reuse
  24. recycle
  25. renewable
  26. 29
  27. reduce
  28. False
  29. recycle
  30. renewable
  31. 4
  32. False
  33. renewable
  34. protects the future
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. fix a dripping tap
  39. use a jar as a pen stand
  40. refill a water bottle

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