Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 260 · 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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
12. 12.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
16. 16.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
28. 28.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
29. 29.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
32. 32.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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