Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 763 · 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 flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
3. 3.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.True or false: biogas from waste 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.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) diesel
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
18. 18.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
22. 22.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
31. 31.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
33. 33.♻️ 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?
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 62 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
38. 38.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ 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?

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