Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 721 · 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.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
2. 2.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
17. 17.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
21. 21.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
28. 28.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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