Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 792 · 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 wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
4. 4.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
7. 7.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
11. 11.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
18. 18.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
36. 36.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
39. 39.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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