Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 95 · 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 petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
12. 12.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
14. 14.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
21. 21.♻️ 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?
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
28. 28.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
35. 35.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 62 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?

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