Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 299 · 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: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
4. 4.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
13. 13.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
28. 28.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5000 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
40. 40.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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