Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 471 · 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: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
5. 5.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
12. 12.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
23. 23.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) reuse gift paper
30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
34. 34.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
36. 36.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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