Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 147 · 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.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
7. 7.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
27. 27.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ 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
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?

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