Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 585 · 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: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) plant in old tyres
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle

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