Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 678 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
3. 3.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
14. 14.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
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) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights

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