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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 54 · 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: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  2. 2.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. 4.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  6. 6.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  11. 11.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
  14. 14.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  20. 20.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  22. 22.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
  26. 26.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
  32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
  34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. False
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. renewable
  5. reduce
  6. renewable
  7. False
  8. reuse gift paper
  9. print on both sides
  10. reuse
  11. True
  12. renewable
  13. refill a water bottle
  14. sunlight
  15. reduce
  16. True
  17. recycle
  18. reduce
  19. recycle
  20. 38
  21. 2
  22. non-renewable
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. give old books away
  26. False
  27. True
  28. non-renewable
  29. melt glass into new jars
  30. 28
  31. 2
  32. plant in old tyres
  33. buy less packaging
  34. True
  35. reuse
  36. renewable
  37. reduce
  38. False
  39. melt cans into new cans
  40. use a jar as a pen stand

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