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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 700 · 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) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4050 bottles?
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  4. 4.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
  12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
  13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  14. 14.♻️ 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?
  15. 15.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
  17. 17.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5500 bottles?
  21. 21.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
  25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  27. 27.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  29. 29.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  31. 31.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
  33. 33.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  35. 35.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  37. 37.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres

Answer key

  1. reduce, reuse, recycle
  2. 9
  3. reuse
  4. renewable
  5. print on both sides
  6. True
  7. reduce
  8. reuse
  9. 16
  10. non-renewable
  11. use a jar as a pen stand
  12. sunlight
  13. 63
  14. 32
  15. 35
  16. buy less packaging
  17. renewable
  18. non-renewable
  19. reduce
  20. 11
  21. True
  22. False
  23. protects the future
  24. turn plastic into tiles
  25. False
  26. pulp old paper
  27. non-renewable
  28. renewable
  29. False
  30. reduce
  31. 50
  32. switch off unused lights
  33. True
  34. reuse
  35. 25
  36. melt glass into new jars
  37. renewable
  38. True
  39. 4
  40. fix a dripping tap

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