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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 288 · 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: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
  3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  4. 4.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
  6. 6.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 12 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) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
  11. 11.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  15. 15.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
  17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  18. 18.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) pulp old paper
  20. 20.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  24. 24.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  25. 25.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  28. 28.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
  40. 40.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. False
  2. refill a water bottle
  3. 21
  4. renewable
  5. pulp old paper
  6. reduce, reuse, recycle
  7. 6
  8. 6
  9. switch off unused lights
  10. melt glass into new jars
  11. False
  12. True
  13. carry a cloth bag
  14. 12
  15. False
  16. buy less packaging
  17. protects the future
  18. True
  19. use a jar as a pen stand
  20. non-renewable
  21. sunlight
  22. renewable
  23. 5
  24. non-renewable
  25. renewable
  26. 45
  27. non-renewable
  28. False
  29. reuse
  30. renewable
  31. 16
  32. reuse
  33. recycle
  34. reduce
  35. plant in old tyres
  36. reuse gift paper
  37. reduce
  38. 5
  39. print on both sides
  40. renewable

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