Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 357 · 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) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
2. 2.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
15. 15.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
17. 17.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?

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