Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 482 · 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 reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
6. 6.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
23. 23.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ 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?
40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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