Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 819 · 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 of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
2. 2.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
9. 9.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5500 bottles?
17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
28. 28.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
36. 36.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

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