Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 661 · 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 of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt cans into new cans
2. 2.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) sunlight
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
12. 12.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) reuse gift paper
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
17. 17.♻️ 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?
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) carry a cloth bag (c) plant in old tyres (d) give old books away
21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
24. 24.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
27. 27.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) lasts one day
33. 33.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) reuse gift paper
37. 37.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) buy less packaging (d) use a jar as a pen stand
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
39. 39.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?

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