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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 228 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  4. 4.♻️ 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
  5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  7. 7.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
  12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  14. 14.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  19. 19.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  26. 26.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  27. 27.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  30. 30.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  33. 33.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  35. 35.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  37. 37.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  38. 38.♻️ 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?
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

Answer key

  1. recycle
  2. buy less packaging
  3. 6
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. melt cans into new cans
  6. reduce
  7. 32
  8. reuse gift paper
  9. 12
  10. reuse
  11. turn plastic into tiles
  12. use a jar as a pen stand
  13. reuse
  14. sunlight
  15. reuse
  16. 100
  17. non-renewable
  18. 7
  19. renewable
  20. 42
  21. 6
  22. reduce
  23. reduce
  24. 7
  25. 6
  26. renewable
  27. protects the future
  28. 4
  29. recycle
  30. False
  31. print on both sides
  32. reuse
  33. non-renewable
  34. reduce
  35. True
  36. 110
  37. renewable
  38. 12
  39. False
  40. renewable

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