Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 292 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
23. 23.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
35. 35.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
37. 37.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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