Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 915 · 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: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
4. 4.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 3 weeks?
5. 5.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) plant in old tyres (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) print on both sides (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
8. 8.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2450 bottles?
9. 9.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) plant in old tyres
11. 11.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
13. 13.♻️ 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
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
15. 15.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
16. 16.♻️ A project report has 52 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
17. 17.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) uses the most plastic (d) wastes water
18. 18.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1400 bottles?
19. 19.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
20. 20.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 20 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1650 bottles?
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
25. 25.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
27. 27.♻️ A project report has 40 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
28. 28.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
30. 30.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
32. 32.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
36. 36.♻️ A project report has 56 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
37. 37.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
40. 40.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?

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