Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 683 · 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) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
4. 4.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
10. 10.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
19. 19.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
22. 22.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
23. 23.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

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