Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 589 · 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: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
8. 8.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
13. 13.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
16. 16.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
30. 30.♻️ 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?
31. 31.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
36. 36.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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