Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 773 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
13. 13.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars
20. 20.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) buy less packaging
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?

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