Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 667 · 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) turn plastic into tiles (b) buy less packaging (c) melt glass into new jars (d) give old books away
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) sunlight (b) diesel (c) petrol (d) coal
3. 3.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) plant in old tyres
4. 4.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
7. 7.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
8. 8.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) protects the future (c) wastes water (d) uses the most plastic
9. 9.♻️ A family used to throw away 4 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 6 weeks?
10. 10.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
12. 12.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) give old books away (b) melt cans into new cans (c) fix a dripping tap (d) carry a cloth bag
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
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 6 weeks?
16. 16.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
17. 17.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) print on both sides (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.♻️ A project report has 32 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
21. 21.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
29. 29.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
30. 30.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) give old books away
32. 32.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
34. 34.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) refill a water bottle (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt glass into new jars
35. 35.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
36. 36.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.♻️ 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?
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
39. 39.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) melt glass into new jars (c) switch off unused lights (d) buy less packaging
40. 40.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids