Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 693 · 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.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
3. 3.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
5. 5.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt cans into new cans (d) turn plastic into tiles
6. 6.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
8. 8.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
10. 10.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) lasts one day (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) refill a water bottle
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
27. 27.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) reuse gift paper
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) fix a dripping tap
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
35. 35.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
39. 39.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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