Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 154 · 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.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
4. 4.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
31. 31.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
33. 33.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3200 bottles?
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

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