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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 808 · 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.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
  3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
  5. 5.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  7. 7.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
  11. 11.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
  13. 13.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  14. 14.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) melt cans into new cans
  19. 19.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
  20. 20.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  25. 25.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  28. 28.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  33. 33.♻️ 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?
  34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
  35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  36. 36.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  40. 40.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. turn plastic into tiles
  3. reduce
  4. print on both sides
  5. renewable
  6. reduce, reuse, recycle
  7. False
  8. reuse
  9. fix a dripping tap
  10. buy less packaging
  11. False
  12. switch off unused lights
  13. renewable
  14. True
  15. reuse
  16. recycle
  17. 10
  18. give old books away
  19. sunlight
  20. True
  21. 7
  22. 12
  23. 5
  24. 6
  25. True
  26. False
  27. reuse
  28. True
  29. non-renewable
  30. 18
  31. reduce
  32. use a jar as a pen stand
  33. 72
  34. 11
  35. renewable
  36. False
  37. non-renewable
  38. reduce
  39. reduce
  40. False

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