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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 929 · 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.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
  2. 2.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  3. 3.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
  11. 11.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  15. 15.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
  17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
  18. 18.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  23. 23.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
  27. 27.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
  29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  31. 31.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
  33. 33.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.♻️ 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?
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away

Answer key

  1. use a jar as a pen stand
  2. 36
  3. False
  4. non-renewable
  5. reduce, reuse, recycle
  6. non-renewable
  7. renewable
  8. True
  9. reduce
  10. 7
  11. True
  12. False
  13. melt cans into new cans
  14. reuse
  15. True
  16. 7
  17. fix a dripping tap
  18. False
  19. True
  20. reduce
  21. recycle
  22. reuse
  23. 38
  24. recycle
  25. 21
  26. 11
  27. False
  28. give old books away
  29. recycle
  30. renewable
  31. 12
  32. 12
  33. 39
  34. reuse
  35. reduce
  36. False
  37. 16
  38. reuse
  39. 3
  40. print on both sides

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