Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 209 · 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: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
11. 11.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
23. 23.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
33. 33.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away

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