Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 340 · 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) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
7. 7.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
23. 23.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
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 5 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?

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