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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 69 · 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: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  3. 3.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
  7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  11. 11.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  14. 14.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
  17. 17.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
  28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
  29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  31. 31.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  32. 32.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
  35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. reduce
  3. False
  4. True
  5. True
  6. refill a water bottle
  7. protects the future
  8. False
  9. False
  10. reuse
  11. renewable
  12. 6
  13. 40
  14. renewable
  15. True
  16. 7
  17. True
  18. recycle
  19. recycle
  20. reduce, reuse, recycle
  21. reuse
  22. switch off unused lights
  23. use a jar as a pen stand
  24. True
  25. 45
  26. 100
  27. sunlight
  28. plant in old tyres
  29. 12
  30. reuse
  31. non-renewable
  32. 13
  33. reuse
  34. pulp old paper
  35. True
  36. carry a cloth bag
  37. 18
  38. True
  39. melt cans into new cans
  40. fix a dripping tap

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