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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 257 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  3. 3.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  5. 5.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  10. 10.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
  12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  13. 13.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.♻️ 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?
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
  20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4050 bottles?
  30. 30.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  33. 33.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  34. 34.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
  37. 37.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

Answer key

  1. sunlight
  2. reduce
  3. False
  4. recycle
  5. non-renewable
  6. recycle
  7. True
  8. 32
  9. reduce, reuse, recycle
  10. True
  11. melt cans into new cans
  12. protects the future
  13. False
  14. reuse
  15. 10
  16. True
  17. 36
  18. reuse
  19. plant in old tyres
  20. 30
  21. reuse
  22. reduce
  23. 22
  24. False
  25. renewable
  26. reduce
  27. 60
  28. print on both sides
  29. 9
  30. False
  31. False
  32. renewable
  33. non-renewable
  34. True
  35. True
  36. reuse gift paper
  37. 40
  38. renewable
  39. reduce
  40. reuse

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