Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 495 · 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 reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
13. 13.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
17. 17.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
20. 20.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
26. 26.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
29. 29.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
33. 33.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
39. 39.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?

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