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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 759 · 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: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  2. 2.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  5. 5.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  10. 10.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
  20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
  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 4 weeks?
  27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  28. 28.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  32. 32.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
  37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  40. 40.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. recycle
  2. False
  3. 90
  4. 6
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. fix a dripping tap
  9. reuse
  10. renewable
  11. 10
  12. renewable
  13. True
  14. 12
  15. sunlight
  16. 30
  17. non-renewable
  18. non-renewable
  19. buy less packaging
  20. reduce, reuse, recycle
  21. 49
  22. recycle
  23. renewable
  24. 9
  25. 7
  26. 40
  27. switch off unused lights
  28. False
  29. print on both sides
  30. plant in old tyres
  31. reduce
  32. non-renewable
  33. reduce
  34. 27
  35. reduce
  36. pulp old paper
  37. 9
  38. 30
  39. use a jar as a pen stand
  40. True

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