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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 848 · 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) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
  2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
  3. 3.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.♻️ 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
  5. 5.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
  7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
  15. 15.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
  19. 19.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
  23. 23.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
  26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  31. 31.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
  33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
  34. 34.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  36. 36.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. melt cans into new cans
  2. switch off unused lights
  3. False
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. non-renewable
  6. refill a water bottle
  7. renewable
  8. reuse
  9. False
  10. 23
  11. False
  12. False
  13. reduce
  14. print on both sides
  15. True
  16. renewable
  17. reuse
  18. 6
  19. non-renewable
  20. recycle
  21. non-renewable
  22. sunlight
  23. False
  24. pulp old paper
  25. give old books away
  26. buy less packaging
  27. 2
  28. reuse gift paper
  29. recycle
  30. 49
  31. True
  32. use a jar as a pen stand
  33. melt glass into new jars
  34. 16
  35. 10
  36. protects the future
  37. turn plastic into tiles
  38. 46
  39. False
  40. True

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