Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 930 · 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: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
4. 4.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
7. 7.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
17. 17.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
38. 38.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap

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