Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 97 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
8. 8.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
14. 14.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
19. 19.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
28. 28.♻️ 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?
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
30. 30.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
34. 34.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) melt glass into new jars
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

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