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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 638 · 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 reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
  5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
  9. 9.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
  11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  14. 14.♻️ 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
  15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  19. 19.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
  23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  37. 37.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

Answer key

  1. switch off unused lights
  2. 20
  3. reuse
  4. refill a water bottle
  5. True
  6. 6
  7. reduce
  8. sunlight
  9. renewable
  10. plant in old tyres
  11. protects the future
  12. 50
  13. 4
  14. reduce, reuse, recycle
  15. carry a cloth bag
  16. non-renewable
  17. 10
  18. 3
  19. False
  20. False
  21. reuse gift paper
  22. pulp old paper
  23. renewable
  24. 42
  25. 64
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 40
  29. give old books away
  30. 2
  31. use a jar as a pen stand
  32. reduce
  33. True
  34. False
  35. renewable
  36. reuse
  37. non-renewable
  38. reduce
  39. False
  40. renewable

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