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WorksheetsSustainability in Construction L1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sustainable means
a)
using a lot of energy
b)
being able to last for a long time by creating as much as you use
c)
Being able to cause a stain
2.
Suburbanization & Urban Sprawl are cities growing outwards towards rural areas.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of
a)
the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
b)
how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
c)
people to cars
d)
robots available to robots needed
4.
Hydroelectricity is power through
a)
wind
b)
sun
c)
water
5.
Which of these things are you most likely to NOT find in a sustainable home?
a)
LED Lightbulbs
b)
Low-Flow Toilets & Showers
c)
A wood burning stove
d)
A Hummer (SUV) in the garage
6.
Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?
a)
Eating less meat and processed foods
b)
Walking or biking to school
c)
Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it.
d)
Driving a large car around for fun.
7.
Which of these is a FINITE resource
a)
Oil
b)
Wind
c)
Water
d)
Biomass
8.
What is the minimum DPC level above ground?
a)
100mm
b)
150mm
c)
150m
d)
150cm
9.
Which is the sustainable material
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Green Oak
d)
Gas
10.
What is the minimum overlap for a DPM
a)
150mm
b)
100mm
c)
150cm
d)
200mm
11.
This diagram refers to?
a)
Fridge freezer efficiency rating
b)
Temperature inside the home rating
c)
SAP Environmental impact rating
d)
SAP energy efficieny rating
12.
Pick the renewable resource.
a)
Gas
b)
Tidal
c)
Coal
d)
Tar sands
13.
Structural insulated panels are?
a)
Large sheets of insulation
b)
Pre-made walls made from thermal grade blocks
c)
Rigid building boards sandwiching insulation in the middle
d)
Ready made pods that fit together
14.
Which part of the building regulations refers to energy efficiency
a)
Part K
b)
Part L
c)
Part X
d)
Part J
15.
Biomass stoves burn?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Bio diesel
d)
Logs or pellets
16.
Solar photovoltaic systems create ?
a)
Heat energy
b)
Polaroids
c)
Electrical energy
17.
Which is the better rating?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
A
d)
G
18.
Which is the Eco friendly and energy efficient material?
a)
Wood from far away
b)
Straw
c)
Oil
d)
Plastic
19.
What is a carbon footprint?
a)
What is created by turning the heating up
b)
Effects of using straw in building projects
c)
Carbon dioxide produced by a project or person
d)
After effects of using Eco friendly materials
20.
What are the best type of lights to make a home energy efficient?
a)
LED lights
b)
Fluorescent lights
c)
Halogen lights
d)
Incandescent lights
21.
What is the main thing you need to stop or minimise to make your house energy efficient?
a)
Heat gain and heat loss
b)
Water gain and water loss
c)
Use of appliances
d)
Heat from the sun
22.
An energy source that is gone forever once it is used up is called?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
natural resource
d)
raw material
23.
What is recycling?
a)
is to use materials again and again to make something new.
b)
is produce new brand products and sell them.
c)
is living in the developed world but taking care of the nature.
d)
is classify garbage in different colors.
24.
What does reduce mean?
a)
working out to reduce our weight
b)
decreasing unnecesary and wasteful purchases.
c)
spend less money on weekdays.
d)
travel less
25.
What does reuse mean?
a)
Buy brand new books
b)
Use the same materials but with a different color.
c)
Repurposing or donating
d)
Use the bicycle to go to school
26.
What is a composite material?
a)
a material made of one component
b)
a materials made of three or more components
c)
a material made of two or more components
d)
a material made of one or more components
27.
What is the difference between cement and concrete?
a)
concrete has stones mixed in
b)
concrete has sand mixed in
c)
cement is a different color
d)
cement needs more water to mix it
28.
What are the rules and laws about building structures called?
a)
building rules
b)
building codes
c)
building frames
d)
scaffolding
29.
What term means the weight of the structure?
a)
dynamic load
b)
spring load
c)
dry load
d)
static load
30.
Block and mortar construction is a collapse risk because the mortar can fail. This building material is known as
a)
Masonry
b)
Balloon Frame
c)
Lightweight
d)
Truss
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