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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 523 · 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.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
  2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
  5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
  6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
  7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  8. 8.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
  13. 13.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  19. 19.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
  21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  23. 23.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
  31. 31.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  33. 33.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
  35. 35.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. renewable
  3. 6
  4. plant in old tyres
  5. sunlight
  6. turn plastic into tiles
  7. protects the future
  8. False
  9. fix a dripping tap
  10. 33
  11. True
  12. use a jar as a pen stand
  13. non-renewable
  14. 3
  15. reduce
  16. renewable
  17. reduce, reuse, recycle
  18. 10
  19. non-renewable
  20. print on both sides
  21. renewable
  22. recycle
  23. True
  24. False
  25. buy less packaging
  26. 9
  27. recycle
  28. reuse gift paper
  29. reuse
  30. switch off unused lights
  31. True
  32. reduce
  33. True
  34. refill a water bottle
  35. False
  36. 11
  37. 8
  38. 2
  39. 45
  40. 10

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