Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 213 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
6. 6.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
13. 13.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
26. 26.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
31. 31.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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