Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 452 · 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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
34. 34.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
37. 37.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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