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10.1 Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

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A company makes drinks bottles from poly(ethene). Poly(ethene) is produced from crude oil.

a.

State what is meant by sustainable development.

[1]
b.

Give two ways the company could use resources more sustainably.

[2]
c.

Explain why recycling a metal is more sustainable than extracting the metal from its ore.

[2]
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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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