Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 903 · 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: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
3. 3.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
10. 10.♻️ 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?
11. 11.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
14. 14.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
18. 18.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
23. 23.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
38. 38.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
40. 40.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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