Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 267 · 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) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
8. 8.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
16. 16.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
21. 21.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
33. 33.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
40. 40.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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