Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 339 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
20. 20.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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