Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 710 · 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: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
4. 4.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
5. 5.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
6. 6.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
7. 7.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) carry a cloth bag (c) pulp old paper (d) reuse gift paper
10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) refill a water bottle (c) print on both sides (d) use a jar as a pen stand
11. 11.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) burn, bury, forget (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
12. 12.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) refill a water bottle
15. 15.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) wastes water
16. 16.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) buy less packaging (c) melt cans into new cans (d) carry a cloth bag
17. 17.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 44 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ A project report has 78 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
20. 20.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
23. 23.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
25. 25.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
27. 27.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1750 bottles?
28. 28.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
29. 29.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
33. 33.♻️ A project report has 88 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
34. 34.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) refill a water bottle
36. 36.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
37. 37.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 66 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) reuse gift paper (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights

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