Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 71 · 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) melt glass into new jars (b) pulp old paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
2. 2.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) burn, bury, forget (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
3. 3.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
5. 5.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
8. 8.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) melt cans into new cans (d) switch off unused lights
12. 12.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
13. 13.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
14. 14.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
17. 17.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2750 bottles?
18. 18.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) reuse gift paper (c) give old books away (d) melt glass into new jars
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
21. 21.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
22. 22.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) give old books away (d) reuse gift paper
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 74 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 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2200 bottles?
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) print on both sides
33. 33.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
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 4 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ 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?
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
39. 39.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt glass into new jars (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
40. 40.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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