Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 87 · 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: fix a dripping tap? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
2. 2.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2000 bottles?
3. 3.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
4. 4.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) refill a water bottle (c) plant in old tyres (d) buy less packaging
5. 5.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) melt cans into new cans (c) refill a water bottle (d) print on both sides
9. 9.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
10. 10.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
11. 11.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 2 weeks?
12. 12.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) use a jar as a pen stand (b) reuse gift paper (c) plant in old tyres (d) switch off unused lights
13. 13.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 9 weeks?
14. 14.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2500 bottles?
15. 15.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.♻️ A school bench is made from 350 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 700 bottles?
17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) reuse gift paper (c) print on both sides (d) refill a water bottle
18. 18.True or false: biogas from waste is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) wastes water (b) lasts one day (c) protects the future (d) uses the most plastic
20. 20.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) reuse gift paper
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.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) melt glass into new jars (b) carry a cloth bag (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
23. 23.True or false: wind is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) petrol (b) coal (c) diesel (d) sunlight
26. 26.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) reuse gift paper (c) switch off unused lights (d) melt cans into new cans
27. 27.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) switch off unused lights (b) carry a cloth bag (c) reuse gift paper (d) turn plastic into tiles
28. 28.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
29. 29.True or false: flowing river water is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.♻️ A family used to throw away 6 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 7 weeks?
34. 34.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) refill a water bottle
35. 35.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) pulp old paper
36. 36.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 2100 bottles?
37. 37.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 4000 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A school bench is made from 500 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 6000 bottles?
40. 40.♻️ 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

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