Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 226 · 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: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?
8. 8.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
13. 13.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
18. 18.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
21. 21.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.♻️ 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?
35. 35.♻️ 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?
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
39. 39.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic

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