Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 804 · 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.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
12. 12.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ Is flowing river water 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) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) buy less packaging
33. 33.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away

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