Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 142 · 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 non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
4. 4.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
10. 10.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
20. 20.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
30. 30.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand

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