Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 746 · 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.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
4. 4.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
7. 7.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
20. 20.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
25. 25.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
35. 35.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
37. 37.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away

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