Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 261 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
3. 3.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) pulp old paper
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
31. 31.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
36. 36.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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