Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 464 · 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: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
3. 3.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) plant in old tyres
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
14. 14.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1050 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
22. 22.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
24. 24.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) diesel
26. 26.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
32. 32.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
38. 38.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) carry a cloth bag
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans

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