Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 760 · 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) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
4. 4.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
13. 13.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) petrol (d) diesel
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
27. 27.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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