Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 749 · 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: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
14. 14.♻️ 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?
15. 15.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
17. 17.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
23. 23.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
29. 29.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
33. 33.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
35. 35.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) fix a dripping tap (c) buy less packaging (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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