Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 567 · 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) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
8. 8.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) plant in old tyres
16. 16.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
20. 20.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
28. 28.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1250 bottles?
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) pulp old paper
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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