← Sustainable engineering lesson New set →

Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 72 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  2. 2.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  3. 3.♻️ A project report has 76 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  4. 4.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) diesel (c) sunlight (d) coal
  5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) plant in old tyres (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
  6. 6.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  7. 7.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  8. 8.♻️ Is natural gas a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.♻️ A project report has 12 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  11. 11.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  12. 12.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  13. 13.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) buy less packaging (b) give old books away (c) print on both sides (d) fix a dripping tap
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) pulp old paper (b) switch off unused lights (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 600 bottles?
  17. 17.♻️ A project report has 46 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  18. 18.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) melt glass into new jars (d) turn plastic into tiles
  19. 19.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) give old books away (d) turn plastic into tiles
  20. 20.♻️ A family used to throw away 2 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 10 weeks?
  21. 21.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
  23. 23.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) reuse, recycle, reduce (b) recycle, reuse, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  24. 24.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) melt cans into new cans (c) give old books away (d) buy less packaging
  25. 25.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
  26. 26.True or false: petrol is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  28. 28.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) plant in old tyres (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt cans into new cans
  29. 29.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  31. 31.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
  32. 32.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: petrol is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  36. 36.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) switch off unused lights
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  38. 38.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. reduce
  2. renewable
  3. 38
  4. sunlight
  5. switch off unused lights
  6. non-renewable
  7. reduce
  8. non-renewable
  9. False
  10. 6
  11. renewable
  12. reuse
  13. give old books away
  14. reduce
  15. use a jar as a pen stand
  16. 3
  17. 23
  18. plant in old tyres
  19. turn plastic into tiles
  20. 20
  21. protects the future
  22. reuse
  23. reduce, reuse, recycle
  24. buy less packaging
  25. 16
  26. False
  27. reuse
  28. melt cans into new cans
  29. True
  30. reduce
  31. 4
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. recycle
  36. pulp old paper
  37. recycle
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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