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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 876 · 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: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
  4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  5. 5.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
  8. 8.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
  10. 10.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
  12. 12.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
  17. 17.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  18. 18.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  25. 25.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  32. 32.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
  34. 34.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  36. 36.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
  38. 38.True or false: diesel 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: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

Answer key

  1. reuse
  2. True
  3. sunlight
  4. reduce
  5. True
  6. use a jar as a pen stand
  7. carry a cloth bag
  8. False
  9. 10
  10. False
  11. switch off unused lights
  12. False
  13. 27
  14. reduce
  15. 9
  16. 5
  17. 21
  18. protects the future
  19. True
  20. False
  21. reduce
  22. refill a water bottle
  23. 15
  24. recycle
  25. renewable
  26. False
  27. non-renewable
  28. False
  29. reduce
  30. non-renewable
  31. recycle
  32. renewable
  33. fix a dripping tap
  34. reduce, reuse, recycle
  35. recycle
  36. 17
  37. melt glass into new jars
  38. False
  39. renewable
  40. recycle

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