Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 887 · 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.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) refill a water bottle (b) carry a cloth bag (c) give old books away (d) reuse gift paper
3. 3.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) sunlight (c) coal (d) petrol
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
5. 5.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.♻️ A family used to throw away 9 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) uses the most plastic (c) wastes water (d) protects the future
12. 12.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
15. 15.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
16. 16.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
17. 17.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 18 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
21. 21.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) refill a water bottle
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) give old books away (c) melt glass into new jars (d) use a jar as a pen stand
25. 25.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
26. 26.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) print on both sides
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) print on both sides
28. 28.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
30. 30.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) print on both sides (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
33. 33.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
34. 34.♻️ A project report has 30 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
35. 35.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
38. 38.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) carry a cloth bag
39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
40. 40.♻️ A school bench is made from 100 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1100 bottles?

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