Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 795 · 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 wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
2. 2.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
3. 3.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
5. 5.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
7. 7.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) burn, bury, forget (d) reduce, reuse, recycle
8. 8.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) buy less packaging (c) pulp old paper (d) melt cans into new cans
10. 10.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) buy less packaging (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
12. 12.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
15. 15.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) give old books away
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 50 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) lasts one day (d) protects the future
18. 18.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
20. 20.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) coal (d) sunlight
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
25. 25.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
28. 28.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
29. 29.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) give old books away
31. 31.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
33. 33.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) turn plastic into tiles
34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 24 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
39. 39.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights

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