Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 959 · 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 ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
10. 10.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
14. 14.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ 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
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
18. 18.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ 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?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
32. 32.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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