Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 800 · 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.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
4. 4.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
7. 7.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) pulp old paper (d) melt glass into new jars
8. 8.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) recycle, reuse, reduce (d) burn, bury, forget
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) coal (b) petrol (c) diesel (d) sunlight
11. 11.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) give old books away (c) carry a cloth bag (d) switch off unused lights
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
15. 15.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) pulp old paper
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
18. 18.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ 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?
21. 21.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt cans into new cans (b) switch off unused lights (c) carry a cloth bag (d) fix a dripping tap
23. 23.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 3200 bottles?
24. 24.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
26. 26.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) switch off unused lights (d) reuse gift paper
33. 33.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 86 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) refill a water bottle (c) buy less packaging (d) melt cans into new cans
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) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
38. 38.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
40. 40.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

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