Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 998 · 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) melt cans into new cans (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
2. 2.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
10. 10.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
12. 12.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
14. 14.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
16. 16.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
27. 27.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
29. 29.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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