Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 552 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
2. 2.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.♻️ 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
9. 9.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ 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?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
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 8 weeks?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
16. 16.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt glass into new jars
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
21. 21.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
26. 26.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 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 5 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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