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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 429 · 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 family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
  6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  17. 17.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  19. 19.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
  20. 20.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  33. 33.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  36. 36.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. renewable
  3. protects the future
  4. reuse
  5. melt glass into new jars
  6. turn plastic into tiles
  7. buy less packaging
  8. refill a water bottle
  9. reduce
  10. 14
  11. 21
  12. 44
  13. reduce
  14. recycle
  15. recycle
  16. reduce, reuse, recycle
  17. renewable
  18. pulp old paper
  19. sunlight
  20. False
  21. reuse
  22. reduce
  23. reuse
  24. True
  25. 10
  26. recycle
  27. 8
  28. 15
  29. False
  30. 43
  31. melt cans into new cans
  32. recycle
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 45
  36. True
  37. True
  38. 15
  39. 46
  40. 45

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