Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 171 · 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.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
8. 8.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
13. 13.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
25. 25.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles

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