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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 354 · 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: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  4. 4.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
  9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
  10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
  15. 15.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.♻️ 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
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
  23. 23.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  27. 27.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
  34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
  36. 36.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  37. 37.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?

Answer key

  1. reuse
  2. 32
  3. print on both sides
  4. non-renewable
  5. use a jar as a pen stand
  6. 9
  7. fix a dripping tap
  8. plant in old tyres
  9. sunlight
  10. False
  11. 34
  12. True
  13. renewable
  14. switch off unused lights
  15. True
  16. reduce, reuse, recycle
  17. reduce
  18. reuse
  19. 10
  20. recycle
  21. 11
  22. 6
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. reduce
  27. renewable
  28. reduce
  29. True
  30. 44
  31. non-renewable
  32. reduce
  33. melt cans into new cans
  34. 4
  35. refill a water bottle
  36. protects the future
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 5

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