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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 31 · 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.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?
  8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  15. 15.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  16. 16.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
  17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
  21. 21.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  22. 22.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) melt cans into new cans
  24. 24.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
  28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) buy less packaging
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  35. 35.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
  38. 38.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. renewable
  2. non-renewable
  3. 22
  4. True
  5. reduce
  6. reduce
  7. 5
  8. False
  9. 4
  10. True
  11. True
  12. reduce
  13. give old books away
  14. turn plastic into tiles
  15. 47
  16. sunlight
  17. refill a water bottle
  18. 4
  19. melt cans into new cans
  20. switch off unused lights
  21. reduce, reuse, recycle
  22. non-renewable
  23. print on both sides
  24. renewable
  25. reuse gift paper
  26. 3
  27. carry a cloth bag
  28. 12
  29. plant in old tyres
  30. recycle
  31. 3
  32. 27
  33. protects the future
  34. recycle
  35. True
  36. 9
  37. 2
  38. renewable
  39. False
  40. True

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