Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 413 · 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.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
5. 5.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
6. 6.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
7. 7.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
8. 8.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) coal
10. 10.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
16. 16.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt glass into new jars (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
27. 27.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) give old books away
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
40. 40.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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