Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 782 · 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) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
4. 4.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
18. 18.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
22. 22.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
25. 25.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ 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?
34. 34.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?

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