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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 410 · 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 petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  4. 4.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  6. 6.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  17. 17.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  19. 19.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
  23. 23.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
  26. 26.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  30. 30.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
  33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  35. 35.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
  37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  39. 39.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. non-renewable
  2. False
  3. print on both sides
  4. False
  5. 4
  6. True
  7. renewable
  8. 60
  9. 14
  10. 70
  11. sunlight
  12. reuse
  13. reuse
  14. reduce
  15. reduce
  16. recycle
  17. renewable
  18. use a jar as a pen stand
  19. True
  20. pulp old paper
  21. plant in old tyres
  22. melt cans into new cans
  23. False
  24. turn plastic into tiles
  25. carry a cloth bag
  26. non-renewable
  27. reduce
  28. 90
  29. recycle
  30. True
  31. reduce, reuse, recycle
  32. switch off unused lights
  33. 28
  34. reuse
  35. protects the future
  36. melt glass into new jars
  37. False
  38. 3
  39. True
  40. non-renewable

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