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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 761 · 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.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
  4. 4.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  7. 7.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  12. 12.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
  14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
  15. 15.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
  18. 18.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  19. 19.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  27. 27.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
  32. 32.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  34. 34.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  36. 36.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
  39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. False
  2. reduce, reuse, recycle
  3. turn plastic into tiles
  4. True
  5. sunlight
  6. recycle
  7. False
  8. 22
  9. 43
  10. 6
  11. reduce
  12. False
  13. melt cans into new cans
  14. protects the future
  15. non-renewable
  16. reuse
  17. use a jar as a pen stand
  18. renewable
  19. 15
  20. reuse
  21. renewable
  22. non-renewable
  23. 54
  24. 110
  25. reduce
  26. 5
  27. False
  28. reduce
  29. melt glass into new jars
  30. recycle
  31. fix a dripping tap
  32. renewable
  33. switch off unused lights
  34. True
  35. recycle
  36. False
  37. 9
  38. reuse gift paper
  39. True
  40. non-renewable

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