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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 609 · 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.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  2. 2.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
  8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
  9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  14. 14.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
  22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  29. 29.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  31. 31.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  35. 35.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
  38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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