Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 472 · 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 recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
11. 11.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
19. 19.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
23. 23.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

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