Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 723 · 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) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt cans into new cans
2. 2.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ A project report has 84 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 92 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) pulp old paper
9. 9.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) plant in old tyres
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
16. 16.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) lasts one day
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) fix a dripping tap (d) reuse gift paper
19. 19.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) print on both sides (d) melt cans into new cans
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
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.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
32. 32.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
34. 34.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) pulp old paper (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
35. 35.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
38. 38.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) use a jar as a pen stand
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
40. 40.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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