Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 970 · 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.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
4. 4.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
12. 12.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4950 bottles?
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) coal
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) pulp old paper
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
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 4 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
32. 32.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) refill a water bottle
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
40. 40.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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