Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 942 · 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: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) reuse gift paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 98 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
22. 22.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
24. 24.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ 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
26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
32. 32.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
34. 34.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides

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