Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 435 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
5. 5.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
19. 19.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) switch off unused lights
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
25. 25.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ 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?
30. 30.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
37. 37.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag

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