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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 706 · 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.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  3. 3.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
  5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
  6. 6.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
  15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
  19. 19.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  21. 21.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  25. 25.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  27. 27.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  36. 36.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  38. 38.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. reduce, reuse, recycle
  2. renewable
  3. renewable
  4. fix a dripping tap
  5. turn plastic into tiles
  6. non-renewable
  7. reduce
  8. 55
  9. reuse
  10. 7
  11. 47
  12. True
  13. reduce
  14. reuse gift paper
  15. sunlight
  16. 2
  17. True
  18. melt glass into new jars
  19. renewable
  20. recycle
  21. True
  22. protects the future
  23. 23
  24. reuse
  25. 49
  26. switch off unused lights
  27. non-renewable
  28. True
  29. reduce
  30. reduce
  31. 9
  32. False
  33. carry a cloth bag
  34. recycle
  35. 15
  36. True
  37. renewable
  38. False
  39. non-renewable
  40. reuse

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