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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 832 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  2. 2.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  5. 5.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  6. 6.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
  9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  10. 10.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  13. 13.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
  14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
  15. 15.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  16. 16.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
  19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
  20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
  21. 21.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  22. 22.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  25. 25.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  28. 28.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3200 bottles?
  31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
  33. 33.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4950 bottles?
  37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
  38. 38.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  39. 39.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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