Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 934 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
3. 3.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
8. 8.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ 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
10. 10.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
13. 13.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
22. 22.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ 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?
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) fix a dripping tap
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) buy less packaging

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