Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 675 · 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) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
2. 2.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) switch off unused lights (c) buy less packaging (d) print on both sides
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) carry a cloth bag
5. 5.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) buy less packaging (d) reuse gift paper
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
12. 12.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ A project report has 60 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
15. 15.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 450 bottles?
17. 17.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 500 bottles?
19. 19.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
20. 20.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
21. 21.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) give old books away (c) fix a dripping tap (d) pulp old paper
28. 28.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle

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