Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 443 · 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 wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
23. 23.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
26. 26.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
32. 32.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
36. 36.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?

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