Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 281 · 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.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) switch off unused lights
7. 7.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
11. 11.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt glass into new jars (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
19. 19.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
31. 31.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
35. 35.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
37. 37.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce

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