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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 332 · 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 coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
  7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  9. 9.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
  10. 10.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
  16. 16.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
  18. 18.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  19. 19.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.♻️ 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?
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
  23. 23.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
  30. 30.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
  32. 32.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
  36. 36.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. non-renewable
  2. renewable
  3. renewable
  4. 2
  5. recycle
  6. sunlight
  7. True
  8. reduce
  9. protects the future
  10. renewable
  11. pulp old paper
  12. 11
  13. 3
  14. non-renewable
  15. turn plastic into tiles
  16. False
  17. fix a dripping tap
  18. non-renewable
  19. renewable
  20. False
  21. 12
  22. melt glass into new jars
  23. True
  24. reduce
  25. recycle
  26. 9
  27. use a jar as a pen stand
  28. reuse
  29. reuse gift paper
  30. False
  31. switch off unused lights
  32. True
  33. reduce, reuse, recycle
  34. reuse
  35. melt cans into new cans
  36. non-renewable
  37. 5
  38. 8
  39. reuse
  40. False

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