Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 187 · 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) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
10. 10.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
14. 14.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
21. 21.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
36. 36.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4950 bottles?
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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