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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 438 · 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: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
  5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
  7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  9. 9.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
  12. 12.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  16. 16.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  20. 20.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  31. 31.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  32. 32.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  35. 35.♻️ 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?
  36. 36.♻️ 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?
  37. 37.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. reduce, reuse, recycle
  3. reduce
  4. pulp old paper
  5. turn plastic into tiles
  6. refill a water bottle
  7. renewable
  8. protects the future
  9. False
  10. 7
  11. print on both sides
  12. non-renewable
  13. melt cans into new cans
  14. 25
  15. 5
  16. non-renewable
  17. non-renewable
  18. False
  19. reduce
  20. True
  21. renewable
  22. give old books away
  23. melt glass into new jars
  24. 70
  25. reuse
  26. 60
  27. sunlight
  28. False
  29. 9
  30. reduce
  31. renewable
  32. False
  33. True
  34. reuse
  35. 28
  36. 18
  37. 28
  38. recycle
  39. True
  40. 35

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