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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 539 · 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: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
  4. 4.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
  8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
  10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  18. 18.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
  24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
  25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
  26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
  27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  31. 31.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  32. 32.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  35. 35.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  37. 37.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  39. 39.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. renewable
  3. turn plastic into tiles
  4. 5
  5. reduce, reuse, recycle
  6. 12
  7. plant in old tyres
  8. protects the future
  9. print on both sides
  10. False
  11. True
  12. buy less packaging
  13. recycle
  14. 9
  15. 42
  16. non-renewable
  17. 45
  18. 45
  19. 28
  20. reuse
  21. False
  22. 5
  23. reuse gift paper
  24. fix a dripping tap
  25. melt cans into new cans
  26. use a jar as a pen stand
  27. 80
  28. True
  29. 40
  30. recycle
  31. non-renewable
  32. renewable
  33. reduce
  34. recycle
  35. False
  36. reuse
  37. True
  38. reduce
  39. 43
  40. 12

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