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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 869 · 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 sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
  2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  8. 8.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  10. 10.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  12. 12.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  14. 14.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
  18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
  19. 19.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
  22. 22.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  25. 25.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4050 bottles?
  27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  28. 28.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
  31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
  32. 32.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  35. 35.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  36. 36.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
  40. 40.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. protects the future
  2. False
  3. 48
  4. reuse
  5. fix a dripping tap
  6. reuse
  7. recycle
  8. 37
  9. 10
  10. False
  11. reuse
  12. renewable
  13. 77
  14. non-renewable
  15. reduce
  16. 46
  17. switch off unused lights
  18. print on both sides
  19. False
  20. plant in old tyres
  21. give old books away
  22. non-renewable
  23. reduce, reuse, recycle
  24. renewable
  25. renewable
  26. 9
  27. 6
  28. non-renewable
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. turn plastic into tiles
  32. renewable
  33. reduce
  34. reuse
  35. 43
  36. False
  37. recycle
  38. non-renewable
  39. carry a cloth bag
  40. False

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