Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 613 · 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: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
4. 4.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
19. 19.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
29. 29.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
32. 32.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
35. 35.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
37. 37.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging

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