Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 774 · 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 sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
5. 5.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
14. 14.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
19. 19.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
25. 25.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
29. 29.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
34. 34.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol

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