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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 33 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water 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) False (b) True
  4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
  7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
  13. 13.♻️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
  17. 17.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
  19. 19.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 62 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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
  26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
  27. 27.♻️ 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?
  28. 28.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
  29. 29.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
  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.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  36. 36.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  39. 39.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. renewable
  3. False
  4. non-renewable
  5. reduce
  6. 4
  7. 36
  8. reduce
  9. 3
  10. 28
  11. 7
  12. use a jar as a pen stand
  13. reduce, reuse, recycle
  14. False
  15. reduce
  16. sunlight
  17. False
  18. switch off unused lights
  19. non-renewable
  20. 48
  21. 13
  22. 23
  23. 31
  24. non-renewable
  25. buy less packaging
  26. melt glass into new jars
  27. 80
  28. protects the future
  29. True
  30. refill a water bottle
  31. 16
  32. True
  33. 50
  34. melt cans into new cans
  35. recycle
  36. renewable
  37. recycle
  38. reuse
  39. non-renewable
  40. 11

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