Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 360 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
3. 3.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
9. 9.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ 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?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
18. 18.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
20. 20.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
22. 22.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
34. 34.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
36. 36.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?

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