Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 399 · 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.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) petrol
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
3. 3.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
10. 10.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) carry a cloth bag (d) pulp old paper
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
31. 31.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
36. 36.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
39. 39.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper

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