Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 888 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
9. 9.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
13. 13.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
30. 30.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
37. 37.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap

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