Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 945 · 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 diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt glass into new jars
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) buy less packaging
9. 9.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
11. 11.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
12. 12.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) fix a dripping tap
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
18. 18.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
30. 30.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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