Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 738 · 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: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
4. 4.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 88 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) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
11. 11.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ 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?
15. 15.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
16. 16.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2250 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) melt glass into new jars (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
22. 22.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 82 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
29. 29.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
30. 30.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) reuse gift paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) diesel
33. 33.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
34. 34.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
35. 35.♻️ 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?
36. 36.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) pulp old paper (c) reuse gift paper (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2700 bottles?
40. 40.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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