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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 615 · 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: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) switch off unused lights
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
  7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  9. 9.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  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 5 weeks?
  12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
  14. 14.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
  15. 15.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  16. 16.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  17. 17.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
  21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  23. 23.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
  27. 27.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  32. 32.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
  34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
  36. 36.♻️ 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?
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. melt cans into new cans
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. pulp old paper
  5. reuse
  6. give old books away
  7. False
  8. non-renewable
  9. renewable
  10. False
  11. 40
  12. fix a dripping tap
  13. print on both sides
  14. sunlight
  15. non-renewable
  16. 23
  17. renewable
  18. True
  19. True
  20. buy less packaging
  21. 45
  22. protects the future
  23. renewable
  24. non-renewable
  25. reduce
  26. use a jar as a pen stand
  27. renewable
  28. reduce
  29. 3
  30. reduce
  31. 10
  32. False
  33. 10
  34. 6
  35. switch off unused lights
  36. 28
  37. 5
  38. reuse
  39. 27
  40. 2

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