Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 698 · 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) recycle (c) reuse
2. 2.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) buy less packaging
6. 6.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
9. 9.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
12. 12.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
33. 33.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
36. 36.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
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 8 weeks?
40. 40.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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