Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 880 · 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: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
25. 25.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
34. 34.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle

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