Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 722 · 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: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 68 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) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
37. 37.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

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