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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 253 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
  2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt glass into new jars
  3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  4. 4.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
  8. 8.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
  10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
  13. 13.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  15. 15.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
  17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
  19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  20. 20.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  21. 21.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  27. 27.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  29. 29.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  34. 34.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  36. 36.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
  39. 39.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse

Answer key

  1. plant in old tyres
  2. switch off unused lights
  3. turn plastic into tiles
  4. False
  5. renewable
  6. True
  7. 11
  8. False
  9. reuse gift paper
  10. 14
  11. reuse
  12. 12
  13. True
  14. 13
  15. non-renewable
  16. melt glass into new jars
  17. True
  18. use a jar as a pen stand
  19. 48
  20. protects the future
  21. renewable
  22. non-renewable
  23. reduce
  24. 36
  25. non-renewable
  26. reduce
  27. 21
  28. reuse
  29. True
  30. 2
  31. give old books away
  32. recycle
  33. 5
  34. non-renewable
  35. 15
  36. False
  37. fix a dripping tap
  38. print on both sides
  39. sunlight
  40. recycle

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