Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 673 · 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.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
13. 13.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
21. 21.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water 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 2500 bottles?
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
34. 34.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles

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