Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 889 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
2. 2.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
14. 14.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
18. 18.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
22. 22.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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