Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 189 · 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) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) fix a dripping tap
7. 7.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 62 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) refill a water bottle
10. 10.♻️ 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
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) give old books away
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
29. 29.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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