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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 883 · 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: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
  4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  13. 13.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
  14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
  15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
  16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
  17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  18. 18.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
  20. 20.♻️ 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?
  21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
  22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  23. 23.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  28. 28.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  29. 29.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
  34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
  35. 35.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
  37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
  38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

Answer key

  1. recycle
  2. reduce
  3. sunlight
  4. protects the future
  5. False
  6. reduce
  7. 10
  8. reduce
  9. 60
  10. use a jar as a pen stand
  11. 63
  12. reuse
  13. reduce, reuse, recycle
  14. carry a cloth bag
  15. melt cans into new cans
  16. print on both sides
  17. non-renewable
  18. False
  19. turn plastic into tiles
  20. 15
  21. refill a water bottle
  22. renewable
  23. renewable
  24. False
  25. fix a dripping tap
  26. 10
  27. reduce
  28. non-renewable
  29. True
  30. renewable
  31. False
  32. False
  33. reuse gift paper
  34. give old books away
  35. False
  36. buy less packaging
  37. melt glass into new jars
  38. switch off unused lights
  39. reuse
  40. reuse

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