Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 695 · 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: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) melt cans into new cans
6. 6.♻️ 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
7. 7.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) switch off unused lights (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) fix a dripping tap
11. 11.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4200 bottles?
12. 12.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
17. 17.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) fix a dripping tap (c) refill a water bottle (d) turn plastic into tiles
21. 21.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 70 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4500 bottles?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
34. 34.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
36. 36.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) melt glass into new jars (d) print on both sides
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
39. 39.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol

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