Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 705 · 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: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
5. 5.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) buy less packaging
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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