Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 483 · 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 sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
35. 35.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?

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