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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 497 · 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.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
  2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
  6. 6.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ 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?
  16. 16.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  19. 19.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
  21. 21.♻️ 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
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  23. 23.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  25. 25.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  27. 27.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
  32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  35. 35.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  36. 36.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  38. 38.♻️ 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?
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

Answer key

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

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