Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 49 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
20. 20.♻️ 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?
21. 21.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
38. 38.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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