Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 621 · 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.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
9. 9.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
15. 15.♻️ 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?
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
20. 20.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3000 bottles?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
23. 23.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
24. 24.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 54 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) give old books away (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
34. 34.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ 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?
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 38 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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