Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 118 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
2. 2.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
11. 11.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
16. 16.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.♻️ Is sunlight 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 school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
30. 30.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

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