Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 687 · 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) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) switch off unused lights
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
10. 10.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-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: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
35. 35.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
40. 40.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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