Lesson 4.10.1.1

4.10.1.1 Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 10

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes development that meets current needs without compromising future generations?

    • Finite development
    • Sustainable development
    • Agricultural output
    • Synthetic recycling

  2. Which of these is classified as a finite natural resource?

    • Crude oil
    • Bioethanol
    • Solar energy
    • Wood

  3. Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

    • Natural gas
    • Coal
    • Timber
    • Crude oil

  4. Natural resources supplemented by agriculture provide which of these?

    • Food
    • Diamonds
    • Granite
    • Uranium

  5. Which synthetic product replaces natural silk?

    • Cotton
    • Nylon
    • Leather
    • Wool

  6. Finite resources are processed from oceans, the atmosphere and what other source?

    • Sun
    • Earth
    • Core
    • Biosphere

  7. What does chemistry improve to provide new products sustainably?

    • Industrial processes
    • Solar radiation
    • Plate tectonics
    • Weather patterns

  8. A resource is being used faster than it can form again. Which category does it belong to?

    • Sustainable only
    • Renewable
    • Finite
    • Inexhaustible

  9. A chart gives a reserve of 1.7 trillion barrels used at 35 million barrels a day. Roughly how many years would it last?

    • About 1330 years
    • About 133 years
    • About 13 years
    • About 48 years

  10. One resource is 2 x 10 to the power 6 tonnes and another is 2 x 10 to the power 3 tonnes. How many times larger is the first?

    • 10 times
    • 2000 times
    • 100 times
    • 1000 times

  11. What human practice supports sustainable resource development?

    • Burning fossil fuels
    • Single-use plastics
    • Landfill dumping
    • Recycling materials

  12. A proposal would use up all remaining copper now. Which principle does this conflict with?

    • Le Chatelier's principle
    • Sustainable development
    • Chemical equilibrium
    • Conservation of mass

  13. Which resource is obtained from the oceans?

    • Coal
    • Bauxite
    • Limestone
    • Salt

  14. What key skill is required for analysing resource charts and graphs?

    • Estimate mass
    • Extract information
    • Memorise values
    • Draw diagrams

  15. What do orders of magnitude help evaluate in resource data?

    • Reaction rates
    • Bond energies
    • Data significance
    • Exact melting points

  16. Which crop-based material supplies clothing from agriculture?

    • Granite
    • Diamond
    • Bauxite
    • Cotton

  17. Which energy source is renewable?

    • Coal
    • Wind power
    • Natural gas
    • Crude oil

  18. What is a key characteristic of finite resources?

    • Solar powered
    • Cannot be replaced
    • Infinitely abundant
    • Regrown daily

  19. Over what timescale can renewable resources be replenished?

    • Million years
    • Geological era
    • Billion years
    • Human timescale

  20. Which resource pair contains one finite and one renewable?

    • Coal and timber
    • Gas and metal
    • Timber and cotton
    • Coal and oil

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