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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 796 · 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 ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  9. 9.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
  11. 11.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
  16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  18. 18.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  28. 28.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  30. 30.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
  32. 32.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  35. 35.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. renewable
  2. 12
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. non-renewable
  5. recycle
  6. 12
  7. reuse
  8. 5
  9. True
  10. use a jar as a pen stand
  11. renewable
  12. 10
  13. reduce
  14. True
  15. 3
  16. non-renewable
  17. 4
  18. True
  19. sunlight
  20. recycle
  21. 30
  22. renewable
  23. True
  24. 24
  25. reuse
  26. False
  27. 3
  28. False
  29. 24
  30. non-renewable
  31. turn plastic into tiles
  32. False
  33. 18
  34. 63
  35. protects the future
  36. reuse gift paper
  37. buy less packaging
  38. 5
  39. 20
  40. False

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