Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 850 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
17. 17.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
28. 28.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
32. 32.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
36. 36.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?

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