Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 373 · 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: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) coal (d) diesel
3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ 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?
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) use a jar as a pen stand
13. 13.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
16. 16.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) plant in old tyres
26. 26.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
36. 36.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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