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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 872 · 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) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
  2. 2.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
  8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  11. 11.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  16. 16.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  19. 19.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
  21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  22. 22.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
  26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  29. 29.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  31. 31.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
  34. 34.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
  36. 36.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
  38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
  39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?

Answer key

  1. melt cans into new cans
  2. True
  3. switch off unused lights
  4. melt glass into new jars
  5. reduce
  6. reuse
  7. sunlight
  8. 12
  9. False
  10. reduce
  11. False
  12. False
  13. reuse
  14. recycle
  15. reduce
  16. True
  17. non-renewable
  18. 11
  19. reduce, reuse, recycle
  20. turn plastic into tiles
  21. 12
  22. non-renewable
  23. renewable
  24. True
  25. give old books away
  26. refill a water bottle
  27. recycle
  28. reduce
  29. non-renewable
  30. reuse
  31. False
  32. reuse
  33. print on both sides
  34. False
  35. use a jar as a pen stand
  36. renewable
  37. 108
  38. pulp old paper
  39. True
  40. 4

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