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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 726 · 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: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  2. 2.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  4. 4.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  10. 10.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  16. 16.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
  18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
  19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
  20. 20.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
  25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  27. 27.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  28. 28.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  31. 31.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  33. 33.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  38. 38.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. True
  3. sunlight
  4. False
  5. 28
  6. recycle
  7. True
  8. reuse
  9. 16
  10. False
  11. reuse
  12. 9
  13. recycle
  14. 42
  15. 60
  16. True
  17. reuse gift paper
  18. melt cans into new cans
  19. melt glass into new jars
  20. protects the future
  21. reuse
  22. reduce
  23. reduce
  24. buy less packaging
  25. renewable
  26. non-renewable
  27. 34
  28. reduce, reuse, recycle
  29. True
  30. 4
  31. False
  32. reduce
  33. False
  34. use a jar as a pen stand
  35. 6
  36. 60
  37. 3
  38. True
  39. True
  40. renewable

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