Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 949 · 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 petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
4. 4.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 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 reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) plant in old tyres
15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ 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
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) switch off unused lights (d) buy less packaging
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) buy less packaging
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) reuse gift paper (d) pulp old paper
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
37. 37.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?

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