Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 941 · 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 coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
4. 4.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
6. 6.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) pulp old paper
10. 10.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
14. 14.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
34. 34.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
40. 40.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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