Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 479 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
3. 3.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
9. 9.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
33. 33.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
37. 37.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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