Pearson 1CP2 - 5.1 - Environmental Impacts

What three areas of a device's lifecycle have an impact on the environment?

• Manufacture

• Use

• Disposal

• CO2

• E-waste

Raw materials used in the production of computers include ​ (a)   (to make glass for screens), ​ (b)   (to make plastics) and various ​ (c)   used in wiring and circuit boards.

• sand
• oil
• metals

Some of the materials extracted for use in computers such as _________, ___________, and ___________ are considered hazardous and pose a serious health risk.

• Arsenic

• Cadmium

• Chromium

• Iron

• Aluminium

Some materials extracted for use in computer manufacture are radioactive and can contaminate the environment. These include...

• dilithium

• kyber

• thorium

• uranium

• vibranium

Gold, silver, copper and palladium are in short supply and are therefore considered...

• common metals
• rare earth metals
• industrial metals
• precious metals

In some countries mining appears to happen in a way that is not sustainable. We could consider this mining to be poorly...

• exploited
• regulated
• safeguarded
• agreed

Mining can cause

• Damage to the local environment due to eco-systems being cleared for mines

• Scarring to the landscape due to the opening of pits

• Contamination to the water supply

• Volcanism in areas that are not geologically active

• Acid rain due to an increase in airborne particles

The electronic component requiring excessive amounts of water in its production is...

• Demiconductors

• Pseudoconductors

• Semiconductors

• Superconductors

How many litres of water are required to produce 40,000 semiconductors?

• 20 thousand litres

• 50 million litres

• 50 thousand litres

• 20 million litres

What can the wastewater from semiconductor production cause?

• Air pollution
• Environmental pollution
• Water purification
• Soil enrichment