Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 242 · 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: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
2. 2.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
7. 7.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
11. 11.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
17. 17.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
21. 21.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
35. 35.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?

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