Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 336 · 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.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
4. 4.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt glass into new jars
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
17. 17.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
21. 21.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
25. 25.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
28. 28.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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