Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 367 · 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: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
3. 3.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
7. 7.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
12. 12.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
14. 14.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 42 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
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 8 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
28. 28.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
32. 32.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
33. 33.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
38. 38.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle

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