Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 462 · 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: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
8. 8.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
17. 17.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
32. 32.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ 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?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
39. 39.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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