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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 486 · 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.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
  3. 3.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  4. 4.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
  14. 14.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  16. 16.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  18. 18.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
  21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  24. 24.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  28. 28.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  30. 30.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  32. 32.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
  40. 40.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. refill a water bottle
  3. protects the future
  4. True
  5. buy less packaging
  6. 36
  7. False
  8. True
  9. non-renewable
  10. 35
  11. reduce, reuse, recycle
  12. 7
  13. switch off unused lights
  14. False
  15. renewable
  16. True
  17. reuse
  18. sunlight
  19. recycle
  20. pulp old paper
  21. print on both sides
  22. recycle
  23. 3
  24. 25
  25. 3
  26. 22
  27. reuse
  28. renewable
  29. reduce
  30. False
  31. reuse
  32. True
  33. reuse
  34. use a jar as a pen stand
  35. 6
  36. 72
  37. 20
  38. plant in old tyres
  39. carry a cloth bag
  40. 23

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