Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 455 · 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.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 36 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
17. 17.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 800 bottles?
26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
28. 28.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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