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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 592 · 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.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  6. 6.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  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) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  10. 10.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  11. 11.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  13. 13.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  15. 15.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
  18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  24. 24.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  25. 25.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  36. 36.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  40. 40.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

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

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