Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 714 · 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: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
6. 6.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
8. 8.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) fix a dripping tap (c) switch off unused lights (d) plant in old tyres
11. 11.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
13. 13.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
16. 16.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
21. 21.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
23. 23.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 96 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) fix a dripping tap
29. 29.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
31. 31.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
32. 32.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
35. 35.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) use a jar as a pen stand
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
38. 38.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
40. 40.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) refill a water bottle (c) melt cans into new cans (d) melt glass into new jars

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