life cycle assessment; assesses the environmental impact at every stage of a product’s life

total amount of greenhouse gases a product or activity produces

distance a product travels from production to consumer

Environmental impact of materials

Design and technology

In this unit pupils will develop technical principles knowledge with an explicit focus on exam technique.

Which stage of the Life Cycle Assessment involves processing raw materials?

Which of these products is most energy efficient in use?

waste buried in the ground, often polluting soil and water

turning waste into something new and more valuable

processing used materials into a new material

assesses the environmental impact at every stage of a product’s life

Transporting materials long distances increases {{}}, adding to the carbon footprint.

Refining materials by uses large amounts of ...

Which of these design features helps reduce a product’s carbon footprint during use?

to bind the reinforcement together and protect it

to allow the reinforcement to move freely

What is the main job of the matrix in a composite material?

Put the stages in the correct order from source to stock form:

Which group includes only natural materials?