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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 892 · 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.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  5. 5.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  6. 6.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 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) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
  11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  13. 13.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  14. 14.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  17. 17.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
  21. 21.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
  23. 23.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  24. 24.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
  28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
  29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  33. 33.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
  35. 35.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  36. 36.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?

Answer key

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

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