Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 940 · 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 ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
8. 8.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
14. 14.♻️ 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?
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
21. 21.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) fix a dripping tap
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

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