Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 255 · 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.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
8. 8.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
13. 13.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
38. 38.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
40. 40.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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