Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 475 · 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: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
4. 4.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
6. 6.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
11. 11.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ 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?
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
20. 20.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
25. 25.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
28. 28.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
37. 37.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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