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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 273 · 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) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
  2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
  7. 7.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  12. 12.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  16. 16.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  19. 19.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  20. 20.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  23. 23.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
  26. 26.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  28. 28.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  30. 30.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
  32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
  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 6 weeks?
  35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  37. 37.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
  40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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