Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 786 · 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) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
6. 6.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
11. 11.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) plant in old tyres
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
28. 28.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
32. 32.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ 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
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3300 bottles?
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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