Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 758 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
6. 6.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3300 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
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 8 weeks?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) buy less packaging
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
20. 20.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
30. 30.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
36. 36.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
40. 40.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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