Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 553 · 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 is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
3. 3.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
10. 10.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
11. 11.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
14. 14.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
26. 26.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
32. 32.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
36. 36.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
38. 38.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) give old books away (d) print on both sides

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