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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 155 · 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.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  6. 6.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
  8. 8.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  13. 13.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  14. 14.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  18. 18.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
  24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  26. 26.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
  27. 27.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
  29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  33. 33.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
  39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. False
  2. non-renewable
  3. give old books away
  4. reduce
  5. 72
  6. non-renewable
  7. sunlight
  8. False
  9. renewable
  10. reuse
  11. 5
  12. melt glass into new jars
  13. renewable
  14. True
  15. True
  16. 2
  17. turn plastic into tiles
  18. 16
  19. reduce
  20. reuse
  21. renewable
  22. reduce, reuse, recycle
  23. pulp old paper
  24. True
  25. recycle
  26. protects the future
  27. False
  28. 12
  29. switch off unused lights
  30. 10
  31. 6
  32. use a jar as a pen stand
  33. True
  34. plant in old tyres
  35. reduce
  36. carry a cloth bag
  37. 9
  38. print on both sides
  39. non-renewable
  40. reduce

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