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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 522 · 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: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  5. 5.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
  7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 96 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) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
  17. 17.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  22. 22.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  26. 26.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  27. 27.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  33. 33.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  35. 35.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.♻️ 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?
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?

Answer key

  1. recycle
  2. sunlight
  3. reuse
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. protects the future
  6. melt glass into new jars
  7. renewable
  8. reduce
  9. 19
  10. 48
  11. carry a cloth bag
  12. 28
  13. renewable
  14. plant in old tyres
  15. reduce
  16. give old books away
  17. True
  18. False
  19. 5
  20. switch off unused lights
  21. use a jar as a pen stand
  22. False
  23. 17
  24. True
  25. reuse
  26. renewable
  27. 46
  28. reuse
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. reuse
  33. False
  34. non-renewable
  35. 21
  36. False
  37. non-renewable
  38. 72
  39. reduce
  40. 6

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