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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 652 · 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) fix a dripping tap (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
  2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  3. 3.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
  8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  11. 11.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  12. 12.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
  17. 17.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.♻️ 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?
  19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  21. 21.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  23. 23.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  31. 31.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  33. 33.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  36. 36.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?

Answer key

  1. fix a dripping tap
  2. 16
  3. False
  4. True
  5. renewable
  6. recycle
  7. pulp old paper
  8. protects the future
  9. 14
  10. 56
  11. renewable
  12. non-renewable
  13. melt cans into new cans
  14. True
  15. 8
  16. turn plastic into tiles
  17. True
  18. 40
  19. 40
  20. reduce
  21. True
  22. reduce
  23. reduce, reuse, recycle
  24. reduce
  25. refill a water bottle
  26. 3
  27. recycle
  28. False
  29. 12
  30. reuse
  31. 43
  32. 12
  33. non-renewable
  34. False
  35. 96
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. 20

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