Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 772 · 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.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt cans into new cans (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) carry a cloth bag (c) melt cans into new cans (d) fix a dripping tap
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
9. 9.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) turn plastic into tiles
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap
12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) coal (d) sunlight
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper
14. 14.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
17. 17.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) melt cans into new cans (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) switch off unused lights
19. 19.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3850 bottles?
23. 23.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
24. 24.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) refill a water bottle
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) plant in old tyres (d) pulp old paper
27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
28. 28.♻️ A project report has 74 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
29. 29.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3150 bottles?
31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) buy less packaging
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reduce, reuse, recycle (b) burn, bury, forget (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) reuse, recycle, reduce
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?

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