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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 655 · 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.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
  3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
  5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
  11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
  12. 12.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  19. 19.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
  23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  24. 24.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  25. 25.♻️ 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?
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3300 bottles?
  28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) buy less packaging
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  33. 33.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  36. 36.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) reuse gift paper
  38. 38.♻️ 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?
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

Answer key

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

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