Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 434 · 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.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
3. 3.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
9. 9.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
12. 12.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
22. 22.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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