Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 617 · 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 flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
4. 4.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
13. 13.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
23. 23.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
28. 28.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?

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