Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 181 · 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 of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ 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
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
22. 22.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
31. 31.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) petrol (d) sunlight
34. 34.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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