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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 620 · 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: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  3. 3.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) melt cans into new cans
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  13. 13.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  17. 17.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  20. 20.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  21. 21.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
  24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
  32. 32.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.♻️ 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?
  34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

Answer key

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

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