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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 263 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
  4. 4.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  6. 6.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  11. 11.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  13. 13.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
  15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  18. 18.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  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 3 weeks?
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  26. 26.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  27. 27.♻️ 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?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  29. 29.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
  31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
  34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  40. 40.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. reduce, reuse, recycle
  2. renewable
  3. 2
  4. True
  5. reduce
  6. False
  7. renewable
  8. 43
  9. sunlight
  10. 2
  11. renewable
  12. reduce
  13. renewable
  14. 7
  15. switch off unused lights
  16. pulp old paper
  17. recycle
  18. True
  19. renewable
  20. reduce
  21. 39
  22. True
  23. reuse
  24. 9
  25. print on both sides
  26. non-renewable
  27. 6
  28. reuse
  29. protects the future
  30. melt cans into new cans
  31. True
  32. False
  33. 3
  34. 10
  35. 24
  36. 22
  37. 5
  38. 38
  39. 63
  40. non-renewable

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