wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

sustainability

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is sustainability

a)

sustainability

b)

the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

c)

ur dog

d)

ur cat

e)

ur dead hamster

2.

name two things too improve sustainability

a)

turn off lights

b)

water plants

c)

burn trees

d)

turn off lights

3.

What is a resource?

a)

Anything that is used for a purpose.

b)

Anything that has a purpose.

c)

Anything that we use for information.

d)

Anything that is renewable.

4.

What is renewable energy?

a)

Energy that comes from resources such as fossil fuels.

b)

Energy that comes from resources that humans have to replenish over time.

c)

Energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale.

d)

Energy that comes from resources that are available in nature.

5.

What are the best type of lights to make a home energy efficient?

a)

LED lights

b)

Fluorescent lights

c)

Halogen lights

d)

Incandescent lights

6.

What is the main thing you need to stop or minimise to make your house energy efficient?

a)

Heat gain and heat loss

b)

Water gain and water loss

c)

Use of appliances

d)

Heat from the sun

7.
What percent of a U.S. landfill is made up of food scraps and yard clippings?
a)
25%
b)
18%
c)
11%
d)
5%
8.
About 2% of American homes use geothermal heat pumps.  What percent of Swedish homes use this technology?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
40%
9.

Which is a nonrenewable source of energy?

a)

solar

b)

wind

c)

coal

d)

geothermal

10.

An energy source that is gone forever once it is used up is called?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

natural resource

d)

raw material

11.

What is one way a person can help to conserve or save energy?

a)

Drive a big car with no passengers.

b)

Cut off lights when they exit a room.

c)

Brush teeth with hot water.

d)

Ask to get driven to school.

12.

do cows increase global warming

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

mabye

d)

moooooooo

e)

woof