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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 676 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  3. 3.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  5. 5.♻️ 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?
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
  12. 12.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
  18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
  20. 20.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) buy less packaging
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  24. 24.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
  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.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  27. 27.♻️ 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?
  28. 28.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  33. 33.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  38. 38.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. reuse
  3. non-renewable
  4. reduce
  5. 56
  6. 10
  7. plant in old tyres
  8. 10
  9. 120
  10. reduce
  11. use a jar as a pen stand
  12. non-renewable
  13. 4
  14. recycle
  15. carry a cloth bag
  16. reduce, reuse, recycle
  17. 2
  18. non-renewable
  19. 2
  20. renewable
  21. reuse gift paper
  22. pulp old paper
  23. 70
  24. sunlight
  25. 64
  26. non-renewable
  27. 45
  28. True
  29. False
  30. renewable
  31. False
  32. 12
  33. False
  34. reduce
  35. 4
  36. 46
  37. reuse
  38. False
  39. True
  40. protects the future

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