Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 628 · 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: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
5. 5.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
24. 24.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ 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
36. 36.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
38. 38.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides

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