Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 259 · 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.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 12 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 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
27. 27.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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