Lesson 3.3.2

3.3.2 Environmental, social and economic challenge Quiz: AQA Design & Technology, Unit 3

20 questions

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Lesson 3.3.2, Environmental, social and economic challenge: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Design & Technology (8552), Unit 3: Designing and making principles, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Rising carbon dioxide levels are linked to which potential environmental challenge?

    • Ozone depletion
    • Acid rain
    • Soil erosion
    • Global warming

  2. Which challenge is linked to the loss of trees to supply materials?

    • Fair trade only
    • Planned obsolescence
    • Global warming only
    • Deforestation

  3. The need for fair trade is an example of which type of design challenge?

    • Social challenge
    • Physical challenge
    • Technical challenge
    • Chemical challenge

  4. What do environmental challenges encourage designers to choose regarding materials?

    • Lower footprints
    • Higher costs
    • Heavier weights
    • Brighter colours

  5. Material selection should be based on ethical factors and what else?

    • Thermal expansion
    • Tensile strength
    • Environmental footprints
    • Electrical resistance

  6. A designer picks timber from a supplier that prevents deforestation. Which challenge is addressed?

    • Deforestation
    • Print registration
    • Solder flow
    • Shortage of tools

  7. Ensuring workers receive fair pay relates to which design consideration?

    • Mass production
    • Design patent
    • Carbon neutral
    • Fair trade

  8. What is the primary benefit of selecting materials using ethical factors?

    • Reduced negative impacts
    • Increased material speed
    • Lower electrical resistance
    • Faster drying times

  9. What category of challenges includes deforestation and fair trade?

    • Exclusively geometric
    • Purely aesthetic
    • Social and economic
    • Strictly mechanical

  10. Choosing low-carbon materials helps a designer respond to which challenge?

    • Fair trade
    • Global warming
    • Deforestation
    • Product obsolescence

  11. How can deforestation act as a constraint on product design?

    • Increases glass strength
    • Improves plastic quality
    • Lowers metal costs
    • Limits timber supply

  12. Promoting products as ethically sourced helps designers respond to what need?

    • Mass customisation
    • Rapid prototyping
    • Fair trade
    • Standardised testing

  13. Which term describes a challenge that limits what a designer can do?

    • Opportunity
    • Constraint
    • Tolerance
    • Specification

  14. Which term describes a challenge that a designer can turn into a benefit?

    • Tolerance
    • Specification
    • Opportunity
    • Constraint

  15. Which economic factor directly influences the pricing and sourcing of product materials?

    • Assembly tolerance
    • Aesthetic trends
    • Ethical sourcing costs
    • Tool wear

  16. What social challenge is directly addressed by fair trade schemes in manufacturing?

    • Energy rating
    • Carbon emissions
    • Fair pay
    • Plastic waste

  17. Which of these is classified as an environmental challenge in product design?

    • Surface finish
    • Tolerance accuracy
    • Tensile strength
    • Global warming

  18. What does a fair trade certification logo primarily guarantee for a product?

    • Producer welfare standards
    • Electrical safety compliance
    • Zero carbon footprint
    • Recycled content percentage

  19. How do opportunities and constraints fundamentally affect the design process?

    • Shape design decisions
    • Increase retail price
    • Eliminate material waste
    • Extend assembly time

  20. Which material choice is constrained by rising carbon dioxide levels?

    • Local timber
    • Recycled metals
    • High-emission materials
    • Biodegradable polymers

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