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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 924 · 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.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
  2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
  3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
  5. 5.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
  7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
  8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  9. 9.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt glass into new jars
  11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  17. 17.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  20. 20.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  22. 22.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
  24. 24.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  29. 29.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
  33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  34. 34.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  35. 35.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
  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 3 weeks?
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
  40. 40.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. sunlight
  3. pulp old paper
  4. protects the future
  5. True
  6. switch off unused lights
  7. turn plastic into tiles
  8. renewable
  9. 34
  10. fix a dripping tap
  11. reduce
  12. reduce
  13. use a jar as a pen stand
  14. 32
  15. reduce
  16. 16
  17. 39
  18. True
  19. reduce, reuse, recycle
  20. False
  21. non-renewable
  22. True
  23. print on both sides
  24. renewable
  25. 5
  26. reuse
  27. reuse
  28. 70
  29. False
  30. False
  31. 8
  32. 8
  33. 16
  34. 6
  35. False
  36. 7
  37. 27
  38. 14
  39. carry a cloth bag
  40. non-renewable

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