Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 852 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ 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
7. 7.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
9. 9.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
11. 11.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
17. 17.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
22. 22.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
26. 26.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
27. 27.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
30. 30.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
36. 36.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
40. 40.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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