Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 558 · 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 energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 48 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) buy less packaging
8. 8.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
10. 10.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 400 bottles?
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
23. 23.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
31. 31.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) fix a dripping tap (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) melt glass into new jars (d) buy less packaging
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) reuse gift paper
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?

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