Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 844 · 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 glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
9. 9.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
11. 11.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
13. 13.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
18. 18.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
29. 29.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
31. 31.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt glass into new jars

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