Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 481 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
12. 12.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
15. 15.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.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
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
27. 27.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
31. 31.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) melt cans into new cans
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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