Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 787 · 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 petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
8. 8.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) petrol (d) diesel
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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