Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 134 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
4. 4.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
35. 35.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

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