Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 858 · 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 recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
11. 11.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
14. 14.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
17. 17.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ 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?
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars

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