Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 764 · 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 reduce (use less)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) refill a water bottle (c) switch off unused lights (d) turn plastic into tiles
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4800 bottles?
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) reuse gift paper (d) print on both sides
5. 5.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) fix a dripping tap
6. 6.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.♻️ 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
9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) refill a water bottle (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) melt cans into new cans
14. 14.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
16. 16.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 10 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
22. 22.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
29. 29.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
32. 32.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 82 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 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 4 weeks?
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
36. 36.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) refill a water bottle
38. 38.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
39. 39.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse

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