Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 510 · 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.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) reuse gift paper
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
13. 13.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ 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?
31. 31.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

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