Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 582 · 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) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
2. 2.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
7. 7.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
26. 26.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?

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