Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 783 · 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.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
5. 5.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
15. 15.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
21. 21.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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