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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 571 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
  10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
  11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
  12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
  13. 13.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  19. 19.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
  23. 23.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
  26. 26.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  30. 30.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
  35. 35.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
  40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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