Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 417 · 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 of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
11. 11.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
12. 12.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1350 bottles?
14. 14.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
18. 18.♻️ 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?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
20. 20.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
22. 22.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
23. 23.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
29. 29.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
31. 31.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
34. 34.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 5400 bottles?
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
37. 37.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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