Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 439 · 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 natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ 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
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
9. 9.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
11. 11.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
13. 13.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
17. 17.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
25. 25.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
27. 27.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
30. 30.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles

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