Answers To Coursebo0k Questions
Answers To Coursebo0k Questions
Answers To Coursebo0k Questions
6 CFCs break down ozone, therefore thinning the The disadvantages are that:
ozone layer. • harvesting wood may damage the environment (by
7 CFCs break down ozone more when it is cold, which damaging habitats, by removing trees that absorb
is why the ozone layer is most damaged over the carbon dioxide, by increasing soil erosion)
Antarctic. (The ozone layer over the Arctic is also • you need a lot of wood to produce enough energy
affected, but to a lesser extent.) for cooking and heating
CFCs break down ozone more quickly when the Sun
• it is very time-consuming to have to collect wood
shines on them, which is why the ozone layer is more
for fuel rather than just turning on a switch on an
affected in spring than in winter.
electric or gas cooker, or heater.
8 The CFCs that are already in the atmosphere will
6 There are various possible answers. The main
stay there for about 100 years.
advantages are that
• solar energy is free and renewable
Topic 3.6 Conservation • using solar energy avoids using fossil fuels, which
1 Conservation means taking care of the environment, will eventually run out and which cause pollution.
and helping other kinds of living organisms to The main disadvantages are that:
survive.
• the car will only work when the Sun is shining
2 Pollutants cannot escape through the waterproof liner,
so animals living near the site will not be harmed by • you need a large area for the solar cells to generate
them. Water from the site is treated to make it safe. enough energy, and are very expensive.
Soil and grass cover the rubbish, preventing most
animals from coming into contact with it. End of unit questions
3 Cutting down forests destroys the habitats for which 3.1 a The direction of the energy (passing from one
plants and animals are adapted, so they may die or organism to another). [1]
have to move to another place. If the trees are burnt,
b grass [1]
this will add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, which
may make the Earth get warmer. Trees also take c four [1]
carbon dioxide from the air to use in photosynthesis, d Accept any two features that can be seen in the
so fewer trees can also mean that there is more diagram and that could be adaptations to avoid
carbon dioxide in the air. predation. Give one mark for each feature, and
4 Answers will depend on the student’s choice of habitat. another mark for an explanation. For example:
The frog is green [1]
which camouflages it / makes it more difficult
Topic 3.7 Energy resources for the snake to see it. [1]
1 Any one of: fossil fuel, oil, coal, gas. The frog has long hind legs [1]
2 Answers could include energy-using cells and organs so it can jump away from the snake. [1]
in the student’s body (for example, heart beating, The frog has large eyes [1]
muscles moving, brain thinking) and also things in so it can see the snake and escape. [1]
the environment that are using energy (such as lights, 3.2 a measuring cylinder [1]
heating or air conditioning, vehicles moving outside). b 18, 43, 25 [3]
3 Fossil fuels are running out. Burning fossil fuels for giving the correct units, °C [1]
releases carbon dioxide, which is making the Earth c Any three of: the volume of the water, the
get warmer. initial temperature of the water, the size of
4 There are various possible answers, which could the test tube, the distance she held the nut
include their appearance, or the noise that they make. from the tube. [3]
5 There are various possible answers. Students could d She should compare the increase in temperature
answer the question using information given on this in the water after burning each nut. The one
page and in earlier topics, but they may also have that produced the greater temperature increase
ideas of their own. The main advantages are that: contained more energy. [2]
• wood is a renewable fuel 3.3 a a gas [1]
• people may be able to get it for free b Ozone absorbs ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet light
• electricity or fossil fuels may not be available can cause skin cancer and damage eyes. [2]
everywhere. c Gases called CFCs. These break down ozone. [2]