Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 864 · 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.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
2. 2.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
8. 8.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
12. 12.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
31. 31.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
34. 34.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
38. 38.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce

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