Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 346 · 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 sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
11. 11.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
15. 15.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
28. 28.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
35. 35.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
39. 39.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging

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