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Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 969 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
  3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
  4. 4.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
  7. 7.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
  9. 9.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
  12. 12.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  13. 13.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
  14. 14.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
  17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  19. 19.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  22. 22.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  24. 24.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
  26. 26.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  27. 27.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
  30. 30.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  33. 33.♻️ 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?
  34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
  38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) reuse gift paper
  40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. 42
  3. reduce, reuse, recycle
  4. renewable
  5. reduce
  6. protects the future
  7. False
  8. plant in old tyres
  9. True
  10. 4
  11. refill a water bottle
  12. 24
  13. sunlight
  14. 43
  15. recycle
  16. 7
  17. True
  18. non-renewable
  19. False
  20. 6
  21. recycle
  22. True
  23. renewable
  24. True
  25. 6
  26. 29
  27. True
  28. renewable
  29. 15
  30. True
  31. print on both sides
  32. reuse
  33. 32
  34. non-renewable
  35. melt cans into new cans
  36. reduce
  37. reuse gift paper
  38. recycle
  39. pulp old paper
  40. reuse

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