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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 331 · 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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  2. 2.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
  5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  11. 11.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
  14. 14.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  17. 17.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
  23. 23.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  27. 27.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  29. 29.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
  33. 33.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  40. 40.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. print on both sides
  2. False
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. plant in old tyres
  5. give old books away
  6. 17
  7. sunlight
  8. reuse
  9. reuse
  10. 5
  11. renewable
  12. 5
  13. melt glass into new jars
  14. 14
  15. protects the future
  16. reuse
  17. renewable
  18. non-renewable
  19. 44
  20. reduce
  21. reduce
  22. refill a water bottle
  23. False
  24. 27
  25. 10
  26. non-renewable
  27. renewable
  28. reduce
  29. True
  30. 54
  31. 6
  32. 4
  33. False
  34. 30
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. recycle
  38. recycle
  39. melt cans into new cans
  40. True

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