Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 578 · 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: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
3. 3.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
9. 9.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
16. 16.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
37. 37.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles

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