Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 788 · 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.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
2. 2.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
4. 4.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 300 bottles?
5. 5.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
6. 6.♻️ A project report has 16 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
7. 7.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) melt glass into new jars (d) switch off unused lights
8. 8.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: use a jar as a pen stand? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
9. 9.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) pulp old paper (c) give old books away (d) melt cans into new cans
10. 10.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
12. 12.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) buy less packaging (c) give old books away (d) switch off unused lights
13. 13.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) refill a water bottle (d) melt glass into new jars
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) pulp old paper (b) fix a dripping tap (c) give old books away (d) reuse gift paper
15. 15.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
17. 17.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: pulp old paper? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
18. 18.♻️ A project report has 34 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
19. 19.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: plant in old tyres? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
20. 20.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
21. 21.♻️ A project report has 72 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
22. 22.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
23. 23.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
24. 24.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) pulp old paper (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) buy less packaging (d) carry a cloth bag
27. 27.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) print on both sides (b) melt cans into new cans (c) plant in old tyres (d) reuse gift paper
28. 28.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
29. 29.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) give old books away (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) carry a cloth bag (d) refill a water bottle
30. 30.True or false: coal is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) uses the most plastic (b) wastes water (c) protects the future (d) lasts one day
34. 34.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
36. 36.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 450 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 900 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
40. 40.♻️ A project report has 28 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?

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