Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 716 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
4. 4.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
5. 5.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
7. 7.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
10. 10.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
18. 18.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
22. 22.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3200 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ 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?
28. 28.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
30. 30.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse

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