Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 659 · 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.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3500 bottles?
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) melt glass into new jars (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
6. 6.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
9. 9.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
12. 12.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt glass into new jars
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
16. 16.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
21. 21.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) carry a cloth bag
26. 26.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
30. 30.♻️ A project report has 64 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
35. 35.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
37. 37.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?

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