Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 807 · 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 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
2. 2.♻️ 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
3. 3.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2400 bottles?
5. 5.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
8. 8.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
9. 9.♻️ A project report has 14 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
10. 10.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) petrol (d) coal
11. 11.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) use a jar as a pen stand
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
14. 14.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
15. 15.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) print on both sides (c) melt cans into new cans (d) reuse gift paper
18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
19. 19.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) buy less packaging (c) plant in old tyres (d) use a jar as a pen stand
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) print on both sides
25. 25.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) carry a cloth bag
27. 27.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) switch off unused lights (d) fix a dripping tap
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
31. 31.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) protects the future (c) lasts one day (d) uses the most plastic
34. 34.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
38. 38.♻️ 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?
39. 39.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) pulp old paper

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