Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 266 · 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: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
7. 7.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ 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?
23. 23.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
29. 29.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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