Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 697 · 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: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
6. 6.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
8. 8.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars
25. 25.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3200 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
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 5 weeks?
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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