Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 947 · 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 sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
5. 5.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
7. 7.♻️ 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
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
27. 27.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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