Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 955 · 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) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
9. 9.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 200 bottles?
11. 11.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
18. 18.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
26. 26.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
28. 28.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
37. 37.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle

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