Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 622 · 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.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4050 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
13. 13.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
17. 17.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.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) reuse gift paper
20. 20.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
28. 28.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) buy less packaging
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand

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