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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 347 · 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 recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  4. 4.♻️ 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
  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) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  11. 11.♻️ 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?
  12. 12.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
  19. 19.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  23. 23.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  29. 29.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  32. 32.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  36. 36.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights

Answer key

  1. turn plastic into tiles
  2. pulp old paper
  3. 60
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. reuse
  6. carry a cloth bag
  7. recycle
  8. 38
  9. print on both sides
  10. reuse
  11. 80
  12. renewable
  13. reduce
  14. reduce
  15. sunlight
  16. 18
  17. non-renewable
  18. 12
  19. non-renewable
  20. renewable
  21. refill a water bottle
  22. reduce
  23. False
  24. melt cans into new cans
  25. use a jar as a pen stand
  26. recycle
  27. 2
  28. 29
  29. non-renewable
  30. 41
  31. 4
  32. True
  33. protects the future
  34. reuse
  35. reduce
  36. renewable
  37. False
  38. True
  39. reuse
  40. switch off unused lights

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