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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 927 · 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: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. 5.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
  8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
  9. 9.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
  12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
  13. 13.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) buy less packaging
  16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  18. 18.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  21. 21.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
  24. 24.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  27. 27.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
  30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  35. 35.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  37. 37.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 22
  3. plant in old tyres
  4. reduce, reuse, recycle
  5. True
  6. renewable
  7. switch off unused lights
  8. pulp old paper
  9. False
  10. recycle
  11. turn plastic into tiles
  12. sunlight
  13. renewable
  14. melt cans into new cans
  15. melt glass into new jars
  16. True
  17. non-renewable
  18. True
  19. False
  20. reuse
  21. False
  22. reuse
  23. 9
  24. True
  25. False
  26. reuse
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 4
  30. renewable
  31. 72
  32. reduce
  33. protects the future
  34. reduce
  35. non-renewable
  36. 3
  37. False
  38. 7
  39. renewable
  40. carry a cloth bag

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