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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 778 · 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: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.♻️ 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?
  3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
  4. 4.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  10. 10.♻️ 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
  11. 11.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  15. 15.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  27. 27.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
  28. 28.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  32. 32.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
  35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  37. 37.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
  39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 55
  3. refill a water bottle
  4. renewable
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. pulp old paper
  9. reuse
  10. reduce, reuse, recycle
  11. renewable
  12. carry a cloth bag
  13. melt cans into new cans
  14. 70
  15. False
  16. reduce
  17. True
  18. True
  19. reuse
  20. renewable
  21. 20
  22. 10
  23. 3
  24. melt glass into new jars
  25. 8
  26. renewable
  27. sunlight
  28. protects the future
  29. True
  30. 8
  31. reduce
  32. False
  33. renewable
  34. print on both sides
  35. True
  36. reduce
  37. True
  38. 5
  39. False
  40. recycle

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