Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 898 · 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) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
10. 10.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
14. 14.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4950 bottles?
17. 17.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
28. 28.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
30. 30.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
33. 33.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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