Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 474 · 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: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) sunlight (c) diesel (d) petrol
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
10. 10.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) plant in old tyres
14. 14.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) fix a dripping tap (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) carry a cloth bag
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) plant in old tyres (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) pulp old paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
30. 30.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) reuse gift paper
34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) turn plastic into tiles

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