Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 917 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
12. 12.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
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.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) switch off unused lights
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
18. 18.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 16 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) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water

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