Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 232 · 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: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
4. 4.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
6. 6.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
14. 14.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
36. 36.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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