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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 527 · 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 recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
  2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  8. 8.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3300 bottles?
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
  16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
  20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
  21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
  22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  26. 26.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  30. 30.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  33. 33.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?

Answer key

  1. pulp old paper
  2. refill a water bottle
  3. carry a cloth bag
  4. switch off unused lights
  5. reduce
  6. reuse gift paper
  7. recycle
  8. renewable
  9. reuse
  10. sunlight
  11. 40
  12. protects the future
  13. 11
  14. melt cans into new cans
  15. fix a dripping tap
  16. non-renewable
  17. reuse
  18. reduce
  19. melt glass into new jars
  20. plant in old tyres
  21. turn plastic into tiles
  22. False
  23. 2
  24. True
  25. 36
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. non-renewable
  30. False
  31. False
  32. reduce
  33. renewable
  34. recycle
  35. 9
  36. renewable
  37. 72
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 10

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