Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 925 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
2. 2.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
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 4 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
33. 33.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
39. 39.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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