← Sustainable engineering lesson New set →

Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 990 · 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.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) print on both sides (c) plant in old tyres (d) carry a cloth bag
  2. 2.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) lasts one day (b) wastes water (c) uses the most plastic (d) protects the future
  3. 3.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) buy less packaging (b) turn plastic into tiles (c) refill a water bottle (d) use a jar as a pen stand
  4. 4.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) coal (c) sunlight (d) petrol
  6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
  7. 7.♻️ A school bench is made from 400 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1200 bottles?
  8. 8.True or false: ocean wave energy is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: sunlight is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) pulp old paper (c) print on both sides (d) plant in old tyres
  11. 11.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  12. 12.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
  14. 14.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  15. 15.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) switch off unused lights (c) use a jar as a pen stand (d) melt glass into new jars
  16. 16.True or false: flowing river water is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) fix a dripping tap (c) pulp old paper (d) switch off unused lights
  18. 18.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: fix a dripping tap? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  19. 19.♻️ Is flowing river water a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  20. 20.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: switch off unused lights? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
  21. 21.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
  22. 22.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) reduce (c) recycle
  23. 23.♻️ A family used to throw away 10 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  24. 24.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  25. 25.True or false: coal is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) recycle, reuse, reduce (b) reuse, recycle, reduce (c) reduce, reuse, recycle (d) burn, bury, forget
  27. 27.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  28. 28.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
  29. 29.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) print on both sides (d) give old books away
  30. 30.♻️ A project report has 94 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  31. 31.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.♻️ A project report has 80 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  33. 33.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
  34. 34.True or false: wind is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) fix a dripping tap (b) pulp old paper (c) refill a water bottle (d) carry a cloth bag
  36. 36.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
  37. 37.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reduce (b) reuse (c) recycle
  38. 38.♻️ A family used to throw away 3 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 11 weeks?
  39. 39.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
  40. 40.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) turn plastic into tiles (d) fix a dripping tap

Answer key

  1. plant in old tyres
  2. protects the future
  3. buy less packaging
  4. True
  5. sunlight
  6. 5
  7. 3
  8. True
  9. True
  10. print on both sides
  11. renewable
  12. True
  13. recycle
  14. reduce
  15. use a jar as a pen stand
  16. True
  17. pulp old paper
  18. reduce
  19. renewable
  20. reduce
  21. 6
  22. reuse
  23. 110
  24. renewable
  25. True
  26. reduce, reuse, recycle
  27. non-renewable
  28. renewable
  29. give old books away
  30. 47
  31. False
  32. 40
  33. 45
  34. False
  35. refill a water bottle
  36. recycle
  37. reduce
  38. 33
  39. non-renewable
  40. turn plastic into tiles

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