Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 384 · 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) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) reuse gift paper
2. 2.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
20. 20.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4950 bottles?
36. 36.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

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