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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

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Peat forms in bogs at a rate of about 1 mm each year. Peat is dug out of bogs and burned as a fuel. Which statement about peat is correct?

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Peat is renewable because it is still forming in living bogs today

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Peat is finite because it contains carbon that came from dead plants

C

Peat is finite because it is being dug out faster than it is formed

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Peat is renewable because burning it releases carbon dioxide gas

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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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