Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 950 · 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.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
2. 2.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) diesel
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (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.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
13. 13.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
16. 16.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
18. 18.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
28. 28.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
31. 31.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
36. 36.♻️ 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?
37. 37.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?

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