WorksheetsSustainability in design
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these elements is released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and causes global warming?
Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Helium
The small amount of carbon released by a person's activity is called their...
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Stamp
Greenhouse Footprint
Gas Mark
What is a Carbon Footprint?
The amount of Carbon released in to the atmosphere by a person's activity
How much energy a person uses
The amount of waste a person creates
How much much time it takes to release 1KG of Carbon in to the atmosphere
Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?
Solar
Oil
Gas
Coal
Which of these is a fossil fuel?
Coal
Wind
Solar
Hydro
Which of these are renewable sources of energy? (choose 3)
Wind
Hydro
Solar
Oil
Which of these is an effective way of reducing your carbon footprint? (choose 2)
Drive an electric car
Don't have the lights on in your house during the daytime
Turn the heating up
Recycle your waste
What is a disadvantage of using wind farms to generate electricity?
They can be damaging to wild life
They don't produce enough power
They are non renewable
They have a large carbon footprint
Which TWO would be features of an eco-friendly home?
Large windows to let in plenty of natural light
A method of generating renewable energy (wind or solar panels)
A sloping roof to keep it dry
Painted white to reflect the sunlight
Made of fireproof materials
Which of these components transfers KINETIC energy (movement) in to ELECTRICAL energy?
Generator
Turbine
Solar panel
Nuclear reactor
Motor
Which of these is NOT one of the 6Rs of sustainability?
Renew
Reuse
Recycle
Repair
Rethink
6Rs : Define 'reusing'
To use a product again to it doesn't go in to landfill
To melt a product down and make something else out of it
To fix a broken product so it works again
The think of a more energy efficient way of using the product
Define: 'circular economy'
When resources are kept in use for as long as possible (make, use, dispose, recycle)
When resources are used and then disposed of
When products are made as cheaply as possible
When new products are developed
If you finish your bottle of water, then fill the bottle back up from the tap, this is called...
Reusing
Recycling
Repairing
Upcycling
Rethinking
If you melt a plastic water bottle down and use the plastic to make a new plastic bottle, this is called...
Recycling
Reusing
Upcycling
Rethinking
Reducing
When a source of energy never runs out it is...
Renewable
Critical
Economical
Environmental
Situational
Which component converts light and heat energy in to electrical energy?
Motor
Generator
Solar panel
Speaker
Microbial fuel cell
What style of drawing is this?
Isometric
Orthographic
2-point perspective
Oblique
1-point perspective
Give an aesthetic feature of the bag
The handle
The colour
The logo
The weight
The price
Give a functional feature of the bag
The handle
The colour
The logo
The weight
The price
Why is the traffic cone made of a tough plastic?
Durability
Stability
Economic reasons
Environmental reasons
Ergonomic reasons
Why does the traffic cone have a heavy rubber base?
To keep it upright
To keep the price down
To make it more aesthetically pleasing
Because it's better for the environment
Because it's more ergonomic
What enables the traffic cone to be stack-able?
It's shape and the fact that it's hollow
It's colour
It's weight
It's size
It's material
Globalisation enables the movement of which THREE things between countries? (choose 3)
Money
Labour
Products/services
Energy
Weather
What enables the movement of goods/services, money and labour all over the world?
Globalisation
Sustainability
Ergonomics
Compatibility
Economics
