Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 612 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ 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
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
9. 9.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
12. 12.♻️ 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?
13. 13.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
19. 19.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
25. 25.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) buy less packaging (d) turn plastic into tiles
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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