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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 61 · 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 of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
  2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
  7. 7.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  10. 10.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
  12. 12.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.♻️ 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
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  19. 19.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  20. 20.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  23. 23.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
  28. 28.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  30. 30.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
  32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  34. 34.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  36. 36.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  39. 39.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?

Answer key

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

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