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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 677 · 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 biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  2. 2.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  5. 5.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  7. 7.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  9. 9.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
  11. 11.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
  13. 13.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
  17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
  18. 18.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  20. 20.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
  30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
  33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  35. 35.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  37. 37.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
  39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
  40. 40.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. renewable
  2. False
  3. 9
  4. reuse
  5. non-renewable
  6. use a jar as a pen stand
  7. 39
  8. reduce
  9. False
  10. 11
  11. 24
  12. carry a cloth bag
  13. renewable
  14. 10
  15. reduce
  16. print on both sides
  17. sunlight
  18. False
  19. reduce, reuse, recycle
  20. 36
  21. reduce
  22. False
  23. non-renewable
  24. 13
  25. 77
  26. False
  27. 27
  28. buy less packaging
  29. plant in old tyres
  30. melt glass into new jars
  31. recycle
  32. 11
  33. reuse gift paper
  34. reuse
  35. False
  36. recycle
  37. protects the future
  38. switch off unused lights
  39. refill a water bottle
  40. True

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