Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 162 · 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: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
26. 26.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 glass into new jars
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights

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