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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 690 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
  6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
  15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  21. 21.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  22. 22.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  23. 23.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
  27. 27.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
  34. 34.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  35. 35.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  39. 39.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. reduce, reuse, recycle
  2. True
  3. sunlight
  4. melt cans into new cans
  5. fix a dripping tap
  6. non-renewable
  7. non-renewable
  8. True
  9. 16
  10. True
  11. turn plastic into tiles
  12. 3
  13. True
  14. melt glass into new jars
  15. False
  16. 30
  17. renewable
  18. True
  19. 46
  20. recycle
  21. renewable
  22. 45
  23. True
  24. 4
  25. 10
  26. give old books away
  27. False
  28. reduce
  29. False
  30. True
  31. non-renewable
  32. buy less packaging
  33. switch off unused lights
  34. renewable
  35. False
  36. renewable
  37. reduce
  38. reuse
  39. False
  40. reduce

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