Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 911 · 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.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper

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