Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 387 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
6. 6.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
8. 8.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
16. 16.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
19. 19.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
30. 30.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
32. 32.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4050 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) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap

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