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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 294 · 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: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  5. 5.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  9. 9.♻️ 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?
  10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ 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?
  17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
  20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  21. 21.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
  24. 24.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  31. 31.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
  35. 35.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
  38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. renewable
  3. 5
  4. reuse
  5. non-renewable
  6. use a jar as a pen stand
  7. recycle
  8. reduce
  9. 6
  10. melt glass into new jars
  11. reduce
  12. reuse
  13. fix a dripping tap
  14. 80
  15. reduce
  16. 54
  17. protects the future
  18. 7
  19. 10
  20. reduce, reuse, recycle
  21. renewable
  22. renewable
  23. turn plastic into tiles
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 27
  27. non-renewable
  28. 10
  29. reuse
  30. 8
  31. renewable
  32. recycle
  33. 3
  34. print on both sides
  35. True
  36. 8
  37. buy less packaging
  38. melt cans into new cans
  39. non-renewable
  40. 4

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