Saving energy and water

Worksheet: Saving energy and water

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Answer the questions.

1. What should you do with the light when you leave an empty room?
   a) Cover it upb) Leave it onc) Turn it brighterd) Turn it off
2. Which of these is a good way to save electricity?
   a) Leave the TV on all nightb) Open the fridge oftenc) Switch off a TV you are not watchingd) Turn on every light
3. A tablet or computer that is switched off uses less energy than one left on.
   a) Trueb) False
4. On a sunny day, how can you light a room without using electricity?
   a) Close the curtainsb) Open the curtainsc) Plug in a fand) Turn on a lamp
5. Which shower saves the most water?
   a) A 10-minute showerb) A 15-minute showerc) A 20-minute showerd) A 4-minute shower
6. What is a good habit while you brush your teeth?
   a) Fill the sink to the topb) Leave the tap runningc) Turn off the tapd) Turn on the shower
7. A long hot shower uses water but no energy.
   a) Trueb) False
8. Name one way to make your shower use less water.
9. Which way of getting to school needs no fuel such as petrol?
   a) Going by carb) Going by motorbikec) Going by taxid) Walking
10. Why is cycling better for the air than driving a petrol car?
    a) It is always fasterb) It makes more smokec) It makes no exhaust fumesd) It uses more fuel
11. Walking or cycling to school can keep you healthy as well as save energy.
    a) Trueb) False
12. Name a vehicle that carries many people at once and saves energy per person.
13. Many power stations burn fuels like coal and gas. What does this release?
    a) Cold airb) Fresh clean waterc) Gases that warm the planetd) More trees
14. Why does saving energy help the planet?
    a) It cuts pollution from making energyb) It makes more oilc) It makes the sun brighterd) It stops the rain
15. Coal, oil and gas can run out. What helps most?
    a) Burning them fasterb) Forgetting about themc) Using less energyd) Using more of them
16. What do we call energy from the sun and wind that never runs out?