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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 237 · 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: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
  8. 8.♻️ 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?
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  13. 13.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
  15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
  17. 17.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
  20. 20.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  21. 21.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
  23. 23.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  29. 29.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  32. 32.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  34. 34.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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