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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 577 · 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.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  4. 4.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  5. 5.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
  7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
  10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
  14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
  21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
  22. 22.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
  24. 24.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  25. 25.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  30. 30.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
  32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
  39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. reduce, reuse, recycle
  3. recycle
  4. non-renewable
  5. 7
  6. turn plastic into tiles
  7. renewable
  8. recycle
  9. 3
  10. sunlight
  11. 24
  12. 6
  13. print on both sides
  14. False
  15. reuse
  16. renewable
  17. 3
  18. renewable
  19. recycle
  20. switch off unused lights
  21. melt glass into new jars
  22. 46
  23. 12
  24. non-renewable
  25. False
  26. 42
  27. reduce
  28. reduce
  29. 8
  30. False
  31. carry a cloth bag
  32. False
  33. True
  34. reuse
  35. buy less packaging
  36. reduce
  37. True
  38. melt cans into new cans
  39. 7
  40. reuse

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