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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 771 · 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.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
  8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
  10. 10.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
  15. 15.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  19. 19.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
  23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) reuse gift paper
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
  25. 25.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  26. 26.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  29. 29.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
  31. 31.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5500 bottles?
  35. 35.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  36. 36.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  38. 38.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
  40. 40.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. non-renewable
  2. False
  3. False
  4. reuse gift paper
  5. reuse
  6. 50
  7. 8
  8. 9
  9. 12
  10. False
  11. True
  12. 10
  13. reduce
  14. turn plastic into tiles
  15. 17
  16. recycle
  17. reduce, reuse, recycle
  18. recycle
  19. True
  20. print on both sides
  21. reuse
  22. refill a water bottle
  23. carry a cloth bag
  24. 9
  25. 8
  26. False
  27. buy less packaging
  28. reuse
  29. sunlight
  30. 5
  31. renewable
  32. reduce
  33. renewable
  34. 11
  35. 24
  36. True
  37. 72
  38. False
  39. protects the future
  40. non-renewable

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