Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 551 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) reuse gift paper
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ 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?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
33. 33.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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