Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 149 · 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 natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
25. 25.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
32. 32.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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