Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 274 · 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 coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
12. 12.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
14. 14.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ 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
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
23. 23.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
27. 27.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper

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