Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 952 · 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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) turn plastic into tiles
2. 2.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) pulp old paper (d) print on both sides
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) give old books away
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
5. 5.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
8. 8.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
9. 9.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
10. 10.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ 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
12. 12.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) coal (c) diesel (d) petrol
13. 13.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) plant in old tyres (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
14. 14.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
16. 16.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) give old books away (c) refill a water bottle (d) buy less packaging
17. 17.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
18. 18.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
21. 21.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
23. 23.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
26. 26.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
27. 27.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
28. 28.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 12 weeks?
29. 29.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
30. 30.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
31. 31.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) switch off unused lights (d) carry a cloth bag
35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
36. 36.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ A project report has 100 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
40. 40.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False

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