Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 689 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
2. 2.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
3. 3.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
10. 10.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
18. 18.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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