Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 52 · 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: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
5. 5.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
9. 9.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
34. 34.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
36. 36.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
40. 40.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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