Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 451 · 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.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
10. 10.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
24. 24.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
26. 26.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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