Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 467 · 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.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
6. 6.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.♻️ 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
10. 10.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
12. 12.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
17. 17.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
20. 20.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) fix a dripping tap (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
35. 35.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles

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