Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 58 · 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: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
4. 4.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
10. 10.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
14. 14.♻️ 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?
15. 15.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.♻️ 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?
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
31. 31.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
40. 40.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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