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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 279 · 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: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  4. 4.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  11. 11.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  12. 12.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
  16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
  17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
  20. 20.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  23. 23.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  25. 25.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  26. 26.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  29. 29.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  30. 30.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  34. 34.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  39. 39.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. False
  2. reduce, reuse, recycle
  3. reuse
  4. renewable
  5. non-renewable
  6. reduce
  7. True
  8. use a jar as a pen stand
  9. reuse
  10. 10
  11. renewable
  12. True
  13. False
  14. reduce
  15. fix a dripping tap
  16. plant in old tyres
  17. True
  18. print on both sides
  19. 3
  20. renewable
  21. sunlight
  22. reduce
  23. non-renewable
  24. renewable
  25. 39
  26. False
  27. 3
  28. reduce
  29. renewable
  30. protects the future
  31. melt glass into new jars
  32. 6
  33. 36
  34. 47
  35. turn plastic into tiles
  36. 49
  37. reuse
  38. recycle
  39. 22
  40. reuse

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