Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 943 · 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 wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
9. 9.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) give old books away
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) plant in old tyres
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
27. 27.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) turn plastic into tiles
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
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 7 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

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