Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 130 · 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.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ 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?
24. 24.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
25. 25.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper

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