Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 914 · 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) print on both sides (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
2. 2.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
18. 18.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
20. 20.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
28. 28.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
30. 30.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 62 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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