Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 784 · 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 of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
3. 3.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ 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?
21. 21.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights

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