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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 461 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  5. 5.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
  10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
  11. 11.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
  14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  20. 20.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  27. 27.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
  31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
  32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

Answer key

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

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