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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 256 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  3. 3.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  5. 5.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
  7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
  8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
  10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  14. 14.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  17. 17.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
  20. 20.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
  22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
  25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  31. 31.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
  40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 9
  3. renewable
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. False
  6. switch off unused lights
  7. protects the future
  8. 4
  9. carry a cloth bag
  10. use a jar as a pen stand
  11. recycle
  12. reduce
  13. reduce
  14. True
  15. recycle
  16. print on both sides
  17. renewable
  18. 9
  19. plant in old tyres
  20. False
  21. refill a water bottle
  22. fix a dripping tap
  23. recycle
  24. 3
  25. False
  26. reduce
  27. reuse
  28. melt glass into new jars
  29. reduce
  30. 45
  31. 8
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. False
  35. True
  36. renewable
  37. False
  38. False
  39. melt cans into new cans
  40. True

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