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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 365 · 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: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
  4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  13. 13.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ 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
  17. 17.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  21. 21.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  27. 27.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
  31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  33. 33.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  35. 35.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
  39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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