Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 919 · 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: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
11. 11.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) reuse gift paper (d) give old books away
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
18. 18.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
23. 23.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
30. 30.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
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 5 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
38. 38.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?

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