Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 672 · 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 renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
6. 6.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
12. 12.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
15. 15.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
27. 27.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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