Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 882 · 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 sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
3. 3.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
10. 10.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
12. 12.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
15. 15.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
19. 19.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) petrol (d) diesel
23. 23.♻️ 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?
24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
28. 28.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
34. 34.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
36. 36.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) plant in old tyres (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?

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