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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 797 · 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: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  7. 7.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  10. 10.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  11. 11.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  15. 15.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  17. 17.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
  22. 22.♻️ 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?
  23. 23.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  34. 34.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
  37. 37.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  40. 40.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. 11
  4. False
  5. False
  6. reuse
  7. True
  8. reduce, reuse, recycle
  9. recycle
  10. renewable
  11. True
  12. renewable
  13. pulp old paper
  14. melt cans into new cans
  15. non-renewable
  16. reduce
  17. False
  18. True
  19. 6
  20. reduce
  21. sunlight
  22. 40
  23. False
  24. reuse
  25. switch off unused lights
  26. reuse
  27. 21
  28. recycle
  29. 7
  30. non-renewable
  31. True
  32. reduce
  33. 4
  34. renewable
  35. fix a dripping tap
  36. give old books away
  37. 17
  38. melt glass into new jars
  39. recycle
  40. 47

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