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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 287 · 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.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
  4. 4.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ 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
  6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
  7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.♻️ Is wind 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) False (b) True
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  14. 14.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
  21. 21.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
  23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
  24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.♻️ 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?
  29. 29.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
  33. 33.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  35. 35.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
  37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
  38. 38.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. non-renewable
  3. print on both sides
  4. True
  5. reduce, reuse, recycle
  6. sunlight
  7. melt cans into new cans
  8. reduce
  9. 11
  10. 9
  11. renewable
  12. True
  13. reduce
  14. 11
  15. 2
  16. True
  17. reuse
  18. False
  19. recycle
  20. give old books away
  21. True
  22. pulp old paper
  23. turn plastic into tiles
  24. carry a cloth bag
  25. 60
  26. 54
  27. renewable
  28. 24
  29. 35
  30. reuse
  31. reduce
  32. fix a dripping tap
  33. 16
  34. reuse
  35. protects the future
  36. plant in old tyres
  37. buy less packaging
  38. non-renewable
  39. renewable
  40. False

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