The manufacturing of modern digital devices relies on the extraction of rare earth elements, such as neodymium and dysprosium, to produce high-strength permanent magnets for hard disk drives (HDDs) and smartphone vibration motors.
Describe one environmental impact associated with the extraction of these rare earth elements.
Practise Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Environmental with exam-style questions for GCSE Computer Science. 18 questions covering Environmental issues of digital devices, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (1CP2) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.