Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 489 · 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) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
3. 3.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
9. 9.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
12. 12.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
19. 19.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
24. 24.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
25. 25.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3300 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
34. 34.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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