Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 229 · 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: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
3. 3.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
5. 5.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
8. 8.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
21. 21.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
29. 29.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
32. 32.♻️ 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?
33. 33.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
40. 40.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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