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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 559 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
  2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  8. 8.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  10. 10.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
  12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
  13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
  16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  21. 21.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  25. 25.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  34. 34.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
  39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?

Answer key

  1. plant in old tyres
  2. True
  3. 11
  4. False
  5. reduce
  6. True
  7. 39
  8. renewable
  9. recycle
  10. False
  11. melt cans into new cans
  12. turn plastic into tiles
  13. False
  14. reduce
  15. 6
  16. refill a water bottle
  17. reduce
  18. recycle
  19. protects the future
  20. reduce, reuse, recycle
  21. False
  22. melt glass into new jars
  23. 23
  24. renewable
  25. True
  26. 99
  27. recycle
  28. sunlight
  29. 7
  30. non-renewable
  31. 20
  32. reduce
  33. 18
  34. 24
  35. 4
  36. reuse gift paper
  37. True
  38. 4
  39. False
  40. 11

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