Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 702 · 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.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
7. 7.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
18. 18.♻️ 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?
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
24. 24.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ 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?
26. 26.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
30. 30.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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