Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 478 · 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 recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) switch off unused lights
2. 2.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
4. 4.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) switch off unused lights
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) reuse gift paper (d) buy less packaging
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
12. 12.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
13. 13.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
15. 15.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
19. 19.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper

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