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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 835 · 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.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
  2. 2.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
  5. 5.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  6. 6.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
  12. 12.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
  20. 20.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  25. 25.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  29. 29.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  30. 30.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  33. 33.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4050 bottles?
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse

Answer key

  1. melt cans into new cans
  2. False
  3. 7
  4. melt glass into new jars
  5. renewable
  6. reduce, reuse, recycle
  7. sunlight
  8. refill a water bottle
  9. True
  10. turn plastic into tiles
  11. plant in old tyres
  12. False
  13. True
  14. renewable
  15. protects the future
  16. reuse
  17. reduce
  18. reuse
  19. use a jar as a pen stand
  20. False
  21. True
  22. recycle
  23. recycle
  24. pulp old paper
  25. non-renewable
  26. True
  27. 24
  28. reduce
  29. 47
  30. non-renewable
  31. 2
  32. 19
  33. 13
  34. 9
  35. reduce
  36. reduce
  37. reuse
  38. True
  39. renewable
  40. reuse

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