Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 128 · 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.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
10. 10.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
13. 13.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
19. 19.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
34. 34.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres

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