Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 566 · 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) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
3. 3.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
12. 12.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
18. 18.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
22. 22.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
31. 31.♻️ 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
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 38 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) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
37. 37.♻️ 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?
38. 38.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?

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