Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 936 · 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.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ 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?
31. 31.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.True or false: natural gas 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 3 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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