Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 327 · 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.♻️ 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?
2. 2.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
3. 3.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) give old books away
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
16. 16.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) print on both sides
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
27. 27.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) switch off unused lights
29. 29.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ 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?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars

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