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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 803 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
  4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  6. 6.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  11. 11.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
  13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  14. 14.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
  15. 15.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  18. 18.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
  23. 23.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  26. 26.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  28. 28.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
  31. 31.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  37. 37.♻️ 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?
  38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
  39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. non-renewable
  2. True
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. give old books away
  5. recycle
  6. 17
  7. False
  8. fix a dripping tap
  9. 9
  10. carry a cloth bag
  11. False
  12. melt cans into new cans
  13. protects the future
  14. sunlight
  15. True
  16. 46
  17. reuse
  18. True
  19. 16
  20. 10
  21. 4
  22. refill a water bottle
  23. True
  24. 3
  25. recycle
  26. renewable
  27. print on both sides
  28. True
  29. 9
  30. reuse gift paper
  31. False
  32. renewable
  33. buy less packaging
  34. recycle
  35. reduce
  36. reuse
  37. 24
  38. turn plastic into tiles
  39. use a jar as a pen stand
  40. reuse

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