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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 341 · 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.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
  7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
  12. 12.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  14. 14.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
  16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  17. 17.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  24. 24.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  32. 32.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
  35. 35.♻️ 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?
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 8
  3. 43
  4. renewable
  5. reuse
  6. print on both sides
  7. True
  8. False
  9. turn plastic into tiles
  10. switch off unused lights
  11. buy less packaging
  12. renewable
  13. 16
  14. renewable
  15. plant in old tyres
  16. reduce, reuse, recycle
  17. renewable
  18. recycle
  19. pulp old paper
  20. reduce
  21. True
  22. refill a water bottle
  23. 6
  24. False
  25. 9
  26. 12
  27. renewable
  28. sunlight
  29. give old books away
  30. 47
  31. 16
  32. non-renewable
  33. use a jar as a pen stand
  34. fix a dripping tap
  35. 6
  36. 33
  37. reduce
  38. recycle
  39. False
  40. reuse

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