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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 542 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
  2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  9. 9.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  20. 20.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
  28. 28.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
  31. 31.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  32. 32.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
  36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  39. 39.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles

Answer key

  1. sunlight
  2. buy less packaging
  3. 19
  4. True
  5. reduce
  6. switch off unused lights
  7. renewable
  8. melt cans into new cans
  9. renewable
  10. reuse
  11. use a jar as a pen stand
  12. 9
  13. reduce
  14. True
  15. reduce
  16. renewable
  17. 11
  18. 7
  19. recycle
  20. False
  21. True
  22. 8
  23. non-renewable
  24. False
  25. reduce
  26. carry a cloth bag
  27. 7
  28. True
  29. False
  30. turn plastic into tiles
  31. 27
  32. reduce, reuse, recycle
  33. 8
  34. recycle
  35. give old books away
  36. renewable
  37. False
  38. non-renewable
  39. protects the future
  40. print on both sides

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