Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 820 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
7. 7.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
9. 9.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
13. 13.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
19. 19.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
29. 29.♻️ 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?
30. 30.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?

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