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HDHS Trilogy C12 Checkpoint quiz: The Earth's resources

Quiz by Alexandra Gill

GCSE (AQA)
Combined Science: Trilogy
English National Curriculum

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  • Q1
    Which is an example of a renewable resource?
    biofuel crops
    limestone
    crude oil
    metal ores
    60s
    5.10.1.1
  • Q2
    What is the term used to describe the conversion of salty water to potable water?
    sterilisation
    osmosis
    desalination
    sedimentation
    60s
    5.10.1.2
  • Q3
    Environmental campaigners tell us to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Which action is an example of reuse?
    Turning plastic bottles into a fleece jacket
    Placing glass bottles in a bottle bank
    Using a plastic shopping bag as a bin liner
    Turning down a heating thermostat by 1°C
    60s
    5.10.2.2
  • Q4
    What is the second stage in a Life Cycle Assessment?
    recycle / waste management
    raw material extraction
    manufacture
    use / reuse / maintenance
    60s
    5.10.2.1
  • Q5
    Which statement explains why it is difficult to recycle copper?
    Copper is often alloyed with other metals.
    Copper is magnetic.
    Recycling copper requires large amounts of fossil fuels.
    Recycling copper requires the use of electrolysis.
    60s
    5.10.1.4
  • Q6
    The apparatus shown is used to obtain pure water from salty water. What process occurs in the tube labelled X?
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    condensation
    sublimation
    boiling
    melting
    60s
    5.10.1.2
  • Q7
    What is produced when waste water undergoes sedimentation?
    Sewage sludge and effluent
    Clean water which can be released into rivers and streams
    Effluent
    Portable water
    30s
    5.10.1.3
  • Q8
    Put the stages in treating waste water into the correct order.
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    BCEDA
    ADEBC
    CBEDA
    DCBEA
    120s
    5.10.1.3
  • Q9
    A group of students carried out Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) on four different materials A–D for making shopping bags. They rated each stage of the LCA from 1 (the least environmental impact) to 10 (the most environmental impact). From the data in the table, which material has the least environmental impact overall?
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    C
    D
    B
    A
    120s
    5.10.2.1
  • Q10
    In countries with few sources of fresh water, desalination is sometimes used to convert salty water into potable water. Which statement about desalination is correct?
    Reverse osmosis is a simple process involving passing water through heated membranes.
    Reverse osmosis uses less energy than distillation.
    Reverse osmosis pumps are not easily corroded by salty water.
    Water can be desalinated by evaporation
    60s
    5.10.1.3
  • Q11
    The table shows some of the stages in the extraction of copper by phytomining, but in the wrong order. Which is the correct order of stages in the process of phytomining?
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    BCEAD
    CEABD
    EADBC
    CEADB
    60s
    5.10.1.4
  • Q12
    Which statement explains why we should treat waste water before releasing it into rivers?
    It causes acid rain
    To prevent the spread of disease
    It contributes to global warming
    It increases biodiversity
    60s
    5.10.1.3

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