Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 528 · 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 petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
4. 4.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
7. 7.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
14. 14.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
17. 17.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
21. 21.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
32. 32.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
36. 36.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles

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