Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 671 · 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 reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
8. 8.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
16. 16.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
21. 21.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
27. 27.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5500 bottles?
31. 31.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
35. 35.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights

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