Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 186 · 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.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
11. 11.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
16. 16.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
28. 28.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides

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