Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 668 · 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: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) carry a cloth bag
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
19. 19.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
21. 21.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
31. 31.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
32. 32.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
34. 34.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ A project report has 22 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
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 8 weeks?
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?

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