Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 188 · 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 of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
3. 3.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
6. 6.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.♻️ 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
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle

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