Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 985 · 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 of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
7. 7.♻️ 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?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
9. 9.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
13. 13.♻️ Is wind 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.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
19. 19.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
28. 28.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
30. 30.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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