Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 611 · 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: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
6. 6.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) pulp old paper
17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
23. 23.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
26. 26.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
31. 31.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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