Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 333 · 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.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
2. 2.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ 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
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
16. 16.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
17. 17.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
32. 32.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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