Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 838 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
4. 4.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
13. 13.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
17. 17.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
27. 27.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
36. 36.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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