Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 79 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
5. 5.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
6. 6.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
21. 21.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
23. 23.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
36. 36.♻️ 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?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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