Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 669 · 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.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
4. 4.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
17. 17.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.♻️ 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
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ Is ocean wave energy 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?

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