Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 767 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
5. 5.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
13. 13.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
18. 18.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
21. 21.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
35. 35.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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