Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 285 · 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 petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
12. 12.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
16. 16.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
34. 34.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away

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