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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

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Question 6
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A mining company extracts copper ore. Which action best shows the company is working towards sustainable development?

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A

Extracting the richest ore first so that a profit is made quickly

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Moving extraction to a new site once the ore here is used up

C

Raising the rate of extraction to meet a rise in world demand

D

Recovering copper from the waste rock heaps left by earlier mining

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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, covering 10.1.1 Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development, 10.1.2 Potable water, 10.1.3 Waste water treatment, and 10.1.4 Alternative methods of extracting metals. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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