Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 762 · 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 biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
15. 15.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
19. 19.♻️ 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
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
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: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) melt cans into new cans
36. 36.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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