Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 939 · 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.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
11. 11.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
13. 13.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
17. 17.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
27. 27.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5500 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap

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