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Finite

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A resource we use faster that it can be replaced

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Renewable

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A resource which can be replaced faster than we use it up

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Filtration

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A process which can separate solids like grit and leaves from water.

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Sterilization

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A process which kills bacteria and viruses

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Potable

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Safe for drinking

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Pollutants

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Chemicals which may be harmful to living organisms. Not naturally found in the water supply.

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conservation

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the preservation or protection of natural resources; the use of less of a resource to make the supply last longer.

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Non-renewable resource

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a resource that, once used, cannot be replaced within a human lifetime.

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pollution

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any change to the natural environment that can harm living things.

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reduce

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to reduce or lessen the amount of waste you create.

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reuse

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to use something again that would usually be thrown away such as plastic bags from the grocery store.

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recycle

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turning waste into reusable materials such as plastic or metal

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What is meant by a natural resource?

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something we use for a purpose that comes from nature

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What is pure water?

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contains only water molecules (boils at exactly 100’C)

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Describe stages in making water potable?

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  1. fresh water obtained from reservoirs/lakes
  2. pass water through filtration beds - insoluble solids removed
  3. sterilisation (bacteria killed by using UV, chlorine or ozone)
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Describe how drinking water can obtained from salt water (brine)

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by distillation
heat to 100’C so water turns to a vapour
Condense the water vapour back to a liquid using cold water in a condenser

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State the stages in treating sewage water (4)

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Sewage treatment includes:
* screening and grit removal
* sedimentation to produce sewage sludge and effluent
* anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge
* aerobic biological treatment of effluent.

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How does phytoming extract copper?

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plants (plants take up copper in the soil, plants are burnt, ash contains the copper) electrolysis used to obtain copper from ash

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How does bioleaching extract copper

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bacteria ingests copper compounds and makes leachates that contain copper. Electrolysis is used to obtain copper from leachate

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What 4 stages need to be considered in Life Cycle Assessments

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extraction, manufacture, use, disposal

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What are the Advantages of recycling materials

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conserves raw materials
conserves fossil fuels
saves energy

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What are the advantages of mining/quarrying materials

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Creates jobs
Brings money into the community

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What are the Disadvantages of mining/quarrying materials?

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mining or quarrying scars the landscape
destroys mining habitats
Use fossil fuels
Noise pollution
Air pollution

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Why is potable water not the same as pure water?

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It contains other dissolved substances

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resources

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materials found in the earth that people need and value

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sustainable

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able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply

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groundwater

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water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

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desalination

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the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming

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reverse osmosis

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A technique for purifying water by forcing it through a semipermeable membrane.

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purification

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the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

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organic waste

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waste material from living organisms eg sewage or manure

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chemical waste

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hazardous waste that is usually a byproduct of industrial processes

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metal ore

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Rocks containing metal compounds which can be used as a source of the metal.

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phytomining

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The process of extraction of metals from ores using plants

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bioleaching

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Using bacteria to extract metals from their ores.

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life cycle assessment

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analysis of environmental impacts of products from the design stage through end-of-life

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