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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 579 · 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 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  2. 2.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  5. 5.♻️ A project report has 52 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) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
  7. 7.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
  9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  13. 13.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
  15. 15.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
  17. 17.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  19. 19.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  21. 21.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  28. 28.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
  31. 31.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  40. 40.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 29
  3. non-renewable
  4. recycle
  5. 26
  6. melt cans into new cans
  7. True
  8. reuse gift paper
  9. True
  10. non-renewable
  11. non-renewable
  12. 40
  13. True
  14. melt glass into new jars
  15. False
  16. fix a dripping tap
  17. renewable
  18. reduce
  19. False
  20. 9
  21. renewable
  22. True
  23. non-renewable
  24. False
  25. renewable
  26. reuse
  27. 28
  28. True
  29. reduce
  30. refill a water bottle
  31. renewable
  32. reduce
  33. 3
  34. False
  35. buy less packaging
  36. pulp old paper
  37. 10
  38. reduce
  39. recycle
  40. True

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