Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 377 · 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: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
6. 6.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
10. 10.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
11. 11.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
13. 13.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
30. 30.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
32. 32.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap

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