Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 932 · 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: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
9. 9.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
29. 29.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
35. 35.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse

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