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WorksheetsGCSE D&T Unit 1 - Sustainability and the Environment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sustainability is the term used to descirbe how long something will last for. If a product is sustainable it should last how long?
a)
A short time
b)
A medium time
c)
A long time
2.
What is the predicted world population going to be in 2050?
a)
3 billion
b)
7.4 billion
c)
9.7 billion
3.
Is a resource is classed as being finite, will it eventually run out?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Most of the energy that is used in our country comes from what type of energy source?
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
5.
Pollution that is cuased by the quality of the air is known as?
a)
Atmospheric Pollution
b)
Industrial Pollution
c)
Oceanic Pollution
6.
Pollution of waterways and oceans caused by the mismanagement of toxic by-products is known as?
a)
Atmospheric Pollution
b)
Industrial Pollution
c)
Oceanic Pollution
7.
What is the term used to describe when large areas of forest and rain forest are destroyed to harvest wood and/or to make way for farmland?
a)
Logging
b)
Felling
c)
Deforestation
8.
Wind, solar, hydroelectric, tidal and biomass are all examples of what type of energy?
a)
Non-renewable (finite)
b)
Renewable (non-finite)
9.
What is the name given to the tiny particles of plastics that are found in many products?
a)
Plastic Circles
b)
Plastic Microbeads
c)
Plastic Buttons
10.
What do hydrogen fuel cells produce as waste?
a)
Water
b)
Oxygen
c)
Oil
11.
The process of making information available on a computer rather than being printed is known as?<br />
a)
Computerisation
b)
Digitisation
c)
Conversion
12.
The development of what type of transport will able to contribute to a more environmentally friendly world?<br />
a)
Diesel Cars
b)
Driverless Cars
c)
Electric Cars
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