Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 651 · 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 wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
5. 5.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ 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?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
22. 22.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
26. 26.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
39. 39.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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