Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 42 · 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) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) pulp old paper
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
23. 23.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) reuse gift paper
28. 28.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
32. 32.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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