Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 654 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) use a jar as a pen stand
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
9. 9.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) coal (d) petrol
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) refill a water bottle
14. 14.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
17. 17.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
19. 19.♻️ 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?
20. 20.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 58 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
26. 26.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3600 bottles?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
34. 34.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 26 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable

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