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Sustainability in design

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these elements is released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and causes global warming?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Helium

2.

The small amount of carbon released by a person's activity is called their...

a)

Carbon Footprint

b)

Carbon Stamp

c)

Greenhouse Footprint

d)

Gas Mark

3.

What is a Carbon Footprint?

a)

The amount of Carbon released in to the atmosphere by a person's activity

b)

How much energy a person uses

c)

The amount of waste a person creates

d)

How much much time it takes to release 1KG of Carbon in to the atmosphere

4.

Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

Solar

b)

Oil

c)

Gas

d)

Coal

5.

Which of these is a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Hydro

6.

Which of these are renewable sources of energy? (choose 3)

a)

Wind

b)

Hydro

c)

Solar

d)

Oil

7.

Which of these is an effective way of reducing your carbon footprint? (choose 2)

a)

Drive an electric car

b)

Don't have the lights on in your house during the daytime

c)

Turn the heating up

d)

Recycle your waste

8.

What is a disadvantage of using wind farms to generate electricity?

a)

They can be damaging to wild life

b)

They don't produce enough power

c)

They are non renewable

d)

They have a large carbon footprint

9.

Which TWO would be features of an eco-friendly home?

a)

Large windows to let in plenty of natural light

b)

A method of generating renewable energy (wind or solar panels)

c)

A sloping roof to keep it dry

d)

Painted white to reflect the sunlight

e)

Made of fireproof materials

10.

Which of these components transfers KINETIC energy (movement) in to ELECTRICAL energy?

a)

Generator

b)

Turbine

c)

Solar panel

d)

Nuclear reactor

e)

Motor

11.

Which of these is NOT one of the 6Rs of sustainability?

a)

Renew

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Repair

e)

Rethink

12.

6Rs : Define 'reusing'

a)

To use a product again to it doesn't go in to landfill

b)

To melt a product down and make something else out of it

c)

To fix a broken product so it works again

d)

The think of a more energy efficient way of using the product

13.

Define: 'circular economy'

a)

When resources are kept in use for as long as possible (make, use, dispose, recycle)

b)

When resources are used and then disposed of

c)

When products are made as cheaply as possible

d)

When new products are developed

14.

If you finish your bottle of water, then fill the bottle back up from the tap, this is called...

a)

Reusing

b)

Recycling

c)

Repairing

d)

Upcycling

e)

Rethinking

15.

If you melt a plastic water bottle down and use the plastic to make a new plastic bottle, this is called...

a)

Recycling

b)

Reusing

c)

Upcycling

d)

Rethinking

e)

Reducing

16.

When a source of energy never runs out it is...

a)

Renewable

b)

Critical

c)

Economical

d)

Environmental

e)

Situational

17.

Which component converts light and heat energy in to electrical energy?

a)

Motor

b)

Generator

c)

Solar panel

d)

Speaker

e)

Microbial fuel cell

18.

What style of drawing is this?

a)

Isometric

b)

Orthographic

c)

2-point perspective

d)

Oblique

e)

1-point perspective

19.

Give an aesthetic feature of the bag

a)

The handle

b)

The colour

c)

The logo

d)

The weight

e)

The price

20.

Give a functional feature of the bag

a)

The handle

b)

The colour

c)

The logo

d)

The weight

e)

The price

21.

Why is the traffic cone made of a tough plastic?

a)

Durability

b)

Stability

c)

Economic reasons

d)

Environmental reasons

e)

Ergonomic reasons

22.

Why does the traffic cone have a heavy rubber base?

a)

To keep it upright

b)

To keep the price down

c)

To make it more aesthetically pleasing

d)

Because it's better for the environment

e)

Because it's more ergonomic

23.

What enables the traffic cone to be stack-able?

a)

It's shape and the fact that it's hollow

b)

It's colour

c)

It's weight

d)

It's size

e)

It's material

24.

Globalisation enables the movement of which THREE things between countries? (choose 3)

a)

Money

b)

Labour

c)

Products/services

d)

Energy

e)

Weather

25.

What enables the movement of goods/services, money and labour all over the world?

a)

Globalisation

b)

Sustainability

c)

Ergonomics

d)

Compatibility

e)

Economics