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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 446 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  4. 4.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  9. 9.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  11. 11.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
  16. 16.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  25. 25.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  27. 27.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  29. 29.♻️ 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?
  30. 30.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) plant in old tyres
  35. 35.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
  37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
  38. 38.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

Answer key

  1. non-renewable
  2. True
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. 44
  5. fix a dripping tap
  6. False
  7. True
  8. renewable
  9. protects the future
  10. recycle
  11. 50
  12. reuse
  13. 4
  14. True
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. 8
  18. 8
  19. print on both sides
  20. reuse
  21. buy less packaging
  22. 108
  23. 3
  24. 21
  25. True
  26. non-renewable
  27. True
  28. 29
  29. 30
  30. non-renewable
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. turn plastic into tiles
  35. False
  36. carry a cloth bag
  37. refill a water bottle
  38. False
  39. melt cans into new cans
  40. reuse

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