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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 28 · 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: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  5. 5.♻️ 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?
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  8. 8.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  11. 11.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
  21. 21.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
  29. 29.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  32. 32.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  34. 34.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) turn plastic into tiles

Answer key

  1. True
  2. renewable
  3. False
  4. use a jar as a pen stand
  5. 12
  6. 5
  7. protects the future
  8. False
  9. fix a dripping tap
  10. reduce
  11. True
  12. give old books away
  13. reduce
  14. recycle
  15. reduce
  16. renewable
  17. True
  18. non-renewable
  19. 16
  20. sunlight
  21. False
  22. 21
  23. reduce
  24. reuse
  25. buy less packaging
  26. 33
  27. reduce, reuse, recycle
  28. 6
  29. False
  30. 35
  31. reuse
  32. True
  33. reuse
  34. False
  35. non-renewable
  36. recycle
  37. 108
  38. False
  39. recycle
  40. reuse gift paper

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