Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 856 · 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: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
13. 13.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
29. 29.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 62 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
37. 37.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle

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