Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 870 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
3. 3.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
10. 10.♻️ 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
11. 11.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
16. 16.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
22. 22.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) print on both sides
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
25. 25.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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