Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 960 · 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) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
14. 14.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
25. 25.♻️ 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?
26. 26.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
28. 28.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
35. 35.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
38. 38.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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