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BTEC IT: Technology and the environment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The use of computers systems and digital devices uses a huge amount of...

a)

electricity

b)

food

c)

water

2.

Lots of electricity is generated by burning...

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Paper

c)

Wood

d)

Fabrics

3.

Which of these is a greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Aluminium

4.

Which of the following problems is NOT caused by climate change?

a)

Rising sea levels

b)

Forest fires

c)

Oil pollution in oceans

d)

More storms

5.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Wind

6.

Which kind of metals are needed to manufacture our digital devices?

a)

Rare earth metals

b)

Unique earth metals

c)

Strange space metals

7.

Which of the following takes raw materials from the surface of the land?

a)

Mines

b)

Quarries

8.

Which of the following takes raw materials from underground?

a)

Mines

b)

Quarries

9.

What do we call computers and other digital devices we no longer need?

a)

Tech-waste

b)

E-waste

c)

Digi-rubbish

10.

Which kind of countries often accept money to take unwanted waste technology from other countries?

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

11.

In the UK it is illegal for companies to throw away waste computers in a landfill site.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

(a)   mode can turn off devices which have not been used for a given length of time

13.

You can save power by reducing the (a)   of screens.

14.

Documents we have printed onto paper.

a)

Hard copies

b)

Soft copies

15.

Documents we look at on a computer screen.

a)

Hard copies

b)

Soft copies

16.

An old computer can be made faster and more powerful by adding extra...

a)

RAM

b)

Electricity