Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 389 · 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: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
2. 2.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
4. 4.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
6. 6.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) give old books away
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
11. 11.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
28. 28.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
32. 32.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) give old books away
33. 33.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
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 6 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?

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