Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 379 · 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: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
8. 8.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
11. 11.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
13. 13.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 62 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
18. 18.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
22. 22.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
27. 27.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) switch off unused lights
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
35. 35.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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