Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 270 · 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.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
8. 8.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
13. 13.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
18. 18.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
21. 21.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
37. 37.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
40. 40.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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