Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 956 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) buy less packaging
9. 9.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
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 6 weeks?
22. 22.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3300 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
34. 34.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ 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?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars

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