Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 86 · 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 reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
9. 9.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
18. 18.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
28. 28.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
30. 30.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
36. 36.♻️ 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?
37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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