Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 459 · 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.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
3. 3.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
11. 11.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
28. 28.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
31. 31.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
36. 36.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

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