Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 713 · 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) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
3. 3.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
9. 9.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
11. 11.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
21. 21.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt glass into new jars
39. 39.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce

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