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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 907 · 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.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  3. 3.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
  6. 6.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
  8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  9. 9.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
  11. 11.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
  15. 15.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  18. 18.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  23. 23.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  27. 27.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  30. 30.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
  32. 32.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
  36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
  37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

Answer key

  1. renewable
  2. non-renewable
  3. renewable
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. refill a water bottle
  6. True
  7. protects the future
  8. 12
  9. True
  10. carry a cloth bag
  11. True
  12. 54
  13. reduce
  14. buy less packaging
  15. False
  16. recycle
  17. reuse
  18. True
  19. reduce
  20. renewable
  21. recycle
  22. 12
  23. sunlight
  24. True
  25. non-renewable
  26. 100
  27. renewable
  28. renewable
  29. non-renewable
  30. False
  31. switch off unused lights
  32. 14
  33. 2
  34. reuse gift paper
  35. give old books away
  36. use a jar as a pen stand
  37. False
  38. True
  39. reduce
  40. reuse

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