Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 133 · 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.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
6. 6.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
19. 19.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
35. 35.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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