Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 921 · 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) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
5. 5.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
16. 16.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
17. 17.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) switch off unused lights
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5500 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?

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