Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 744 · 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.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
7. 7.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
9. 9.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
10. 10.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
12. 12.♻️ 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?
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) give old books away (c) buy less packaging (d) reuse gift paper
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) carry a cloth bag (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
24. 24.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) melt glass into new jars
26. 26.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2800 bottles?
27. 27.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1600 bottles?
32. 32.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) print on both sides
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4400 bottles?
36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) switch off unused lights (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
39. 39.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable

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