Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 999 · 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) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
3. 3.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ 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
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
17. 17.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
31. 31.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle

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