Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 980 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
2. 2.♻️ 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
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
4. 4.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
9. 9.♻️ Is coal 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) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
17. 17.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
26. 26.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
34. 34.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
38. 38.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
40. 40.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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