C10 Using Resources

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4.10.1.1 Using the Earth's Resources and Sustainable Development

4.10.1.2 Potable Water

4.10.1.3 Waste Water

4.10.1.4 Alternative Methods of extracting metals

4.10.2.1 Life Cycle Assessment

4.10.2.2 Ways of Reducing the Use of Resources

4.10.3.1 Corrosion and its prevention

4.10.3.2 Alloys as useful materials

4.10.3.3 Ceramics, polymers, and composites

4.10.4 The Haber Process and the use of NPK Fertiliser

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Wastewater
Freshwaer
Pure
Seawater

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Contains high amounts of dissolved substances		Freshwater
found in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and glaciers		Waste water
Composed of only H2O molecules		Pure
used water from homes, factories and agriculture		Seawater

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Filtration		Removes very small, insoluble particles
Screening		A grid acts like a sieve, removing large and insoluble objects
Sterilisation		Kills bacteria and other microbes
Sedimentation		Small, insoluble particles settle out of the water source

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
moves through porous rock		Groundwater
H2O only		Pure water
only falls from the sky		Rainwater
oceans		Seawater

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
		measure 5 cm3 of water sample
		record the mass of the watch glass
		remove condensation from watch glass
		record the mass of the watch glass and dissolved solids
		heat sample until dry

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Potable water		Found below the earth's surface.
Ground water		Contains no impurities, fully clean.
Pure water		Safe for drinking and cooking.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
passing water through filter beds		remove pieces of solid
sterilising		kill microorganisms
desalination		remove dissolved salts

C10 Using Resources

C10 Using Resources

What do humans use resources for?

Which one of the following objects that you use all the time comes from a renewable resource? Tick one

What are finite resources?

Match each type of water to the correct example.

Sam is preparing to analyse a chemical sample by first dissolving it in water. They reckon tap water will be okay to use because it is potable. Is Sam correct? Explain your answer.

Match each description to the correct type of water.

Match each description to the correct step name.

Put each step into the correct order to form potable water from groundwater or freshwater.

Izzy has written some instructions for how dirty water could be ‘cleaned’ using common laboratory equipment. Read through Izzy’s apparatus and method. Correct any mistakes you find.

Place appropriate statements on the Venn diagram.

Many factors are considered when determining which method to use to obtain potable water from a source.a)What are the advantages and disadvantages of using distillation to obtain drinking water from seawater?b)Why is distillation not used to provide drinking water in the UK?

Match each description to the correct type of water.

Place each substance below into the correct column(s) to show which soluble substances are found in each type of water. You can reuse answers

Jun needs to determine the pH of a sample.Write a method for how he should use universal indicator (UI) paper to complete his task.

Use the method from above to determine the pH of four water samples.Record your results in the table below.

What equipment should be used to:hold the water sample over boiling water?

What equipment should be used to:measure the mass of the water sample?

What equipment should be used to:measure the volume of the water sample?

Match each diagram to the appropriate description.

Order the statements from the last question to create a method for obtaining the dissolved solids from a sample of water.

Sofia suspects she has a pure water sample and is testing to see if it contains any dissolved substances. What should she expect to observe and why?

Follow the method from above to obtain any dissolved solids from a water sample.A student’s results are shown in the table below.What mass of dissolved solids would be in 250 cm3 of the same type of water?

Sofia suspected her water sample was pure and tested to see if it contained any dissolved substances. Here is a table of her results.Sofia expected to see no dissolved solids in her sample. What may have caused her results?

5 cm3 samples of four different types of water were analysed. The results are in the table below. Put the water samples into order from the most to the least pure.

Some students investigated different water samples by heating 10 cm3 of each until dry in an evaporation dish with a mass of 94.56 g. Their results are shown in the table below.Which sample is pure water? Explain your answer.Which sample is seawater? Explain your answer.

Complete the diagram to show how you can distill a water sample and collect pure water.Label the following:●pure water●water sample

Alex and Aisha used different distillations setups to purify 50 cm3 of impure water. They distilled their samples for the same period of time. Explain why Alex collected a smaller volume of pure water than Aisha.

Both test the boiling point of the distillate obtained in in the last questiona)What result would you expect if the distillate:i) is pure?ii) is impure?

Pure water has a boiling point of

What chemicals are used to sterilise water?Tick 3

What is apparatus W on above the figure above?Tick one box

What is the name of this method separation in the question before?Tick 1 box

What is the pH of pure water

Match types of water to their characteristics.

Match steps of making potable water to reasons

Desalination can be carried out through distillation. Label the diagram below with the following labelsa. Condenserb. Thermometerc. Salty water is boiledd. 100°Ce. Vapours condensef. Flaskg. Distilled waterh. Beakeri. Salty waterj. Steam leaves the flask

Why is desalination only carried out in wealthy countries?

How is waste water treated? Please put these in the correct order

Decide which of these are bioleaching or phytomining

Give a brief description of phytomining

What do humans use resources for?

Which one of the following objects that you use all the time comes from a renewable resource? Tick one

What are finite resources?

Match each type of water to the correct example.

Sam is preparing to analyse a chemical sample by first dissolving it in water. They reckon tap water will be okay to use because it is potable. Is Sam correct? Explain your answer.

Match each description to the correct type of water.

Match each description to the correct step name.

Put each step into the correct order to form potable water from groundwater or freshwater.

Izzy has written some instructions for how dirty water could be ‘cleaned’ using common laboratory equipment. Read through Izzy’s apparatus and method. Correct any mistakes you find.

Place appropriate statements on the Venn diagram.

Many factors are considered when determining which method to use to obtain potable water from a source.a)What are the advantages and disadvantages of using distillation to obtain drinking water from seawater?b)Why is distillation not used to provide drinking water in the UK?

Match each description to the correct type of water.

Place each substance below into the correct column(s) to show which soluble substances are found in each type of water. You can reuse answers

Jun needs to determine the pH of a sample.Write a method for how he should use universal indicator (UI) paper to complete his task.

Use the method from above to determine the pH of four water samples.Record your results in the table below.

What equipment should be used to:hold the water sample over boiling water?

What equipment should be used to:measure the mass of the water sample?

What equipment should be used to:measure the volume of the water sample?

Match each diagram to the appropriate description.

Order the statements from the last question to create a method for obtaining the dissolved solids from a sample of water.

Sofia suspects she has a pure water sample and is testing to see if it contains any dissolved substances. What should she expect to observe and why?

Follow the method from above to obtain any dissolved solids from a water sample.A student’s results are shown in the table below.What mass of dissolved solids would be in 250 cm3 of the same type of water?

Sofia suspected her water sample was pure and tested to see if it contained any dissolved substances. Here is a table of her results.Sofia expected to see no dissolved solids in her sample. What may have caused her results?

5 cm3 samples of four different types of water were analysed. The results are in the table below. Put the water samples into order from the most to the least pure.

Some students investigated different water samples by heating 10 cm3 of each until dry in an evaporation dish with a mass of 94.56 g. Their results are shown in the table below.Which sample is pure water? Explain your answer.Which sample is seawater? Explain your answer.

Complete the diagram to show how you can distill a water sample and collect pure water.Label the following:●pure water●water sample

Alex and Aisha used different distillations setups to purify 50 cm3 of impure water. They distilled their samples for the same period of time. Explain why Alex collected a smaller volume of pure water than Aisha.

Both test the boiling point of the distillate obtained in in the last questiona)What result would you expect if the distillate:i) is pure?ii) is impure?

Pure water has a boiling point of

What chemicals are used to sterilise water?Tick 3

What is apparatus W on above the figure above?Tick one box

What is the name of this method separation in the question before?Tick 1 box

What is the pH of pure water

Match types of water to their characteristics.

Match steps of making potable water to reasons

Desalination can be carried out through distillation. Label the diagram below with the following labelsa. Condenserb. Thermometerc. Salty water is boiledd. 100°Ce. Vapours condensef. Flaskg. Distilled waterh. Beakeri. Salty waterj. Steam leaves the flask

Why is desalination only carried out in wealthy countries?

How is waste water treated? Please put these in the correct order

Which one of the following objects that you use all the time comes from a renewable resource?

Tick one

Izzy has written some instructions for how dirty water could be ‘cleaned’ using common laboratory equipment.
Read through Izzy’s apparatus and method. Correct any mistakes you find.

Many factors are considered when determining which method to use to obtain potable water from a source.

a)What are the advantages and disadvantages of using distillation to obtain drinking water from seawater?

b)Why is distillation not used to provide drinking water in the UK?

Jun needs to determine the pH of a sample.

Write a method for how he should use universal indicator (UI) paper to complete his task.

Use the method from above to determine the pH of four water samples.

Record your results in the table below.

What equipment should be used to:

hold the water sample over boiling water?

What equipment should be used to:

measure the mass of the water sample?

What equipment should be used to:

measure the volume of the water sample?

Follow the method from above to obtain any dissolved solids from a water sample.

A student’s results are shown in the table below.

What mass of dissolved solids would be in 250 cm3 of the same type of water?

Sofia suspected her water sample was pure and tested to see if it contained any dissolved substances. Here is a table of her results.

Sofia expected to see no dissolved solids in her sample. What may have caused her results?

Some students investigated different water samples by heating 10 cm3 of each until dry in an evaporation dish with a mass of 94.56 g. Their results are shown in the table below.

Which sample is pure water? Explain your answer.

Which sample is seawater? Explain your answer.

Complete the diagram to show how you can distill a water sample and collect pure water.

Label the following:
●pure water
●water sample

Alex and Aisha used different distillations setups to purify 50 cm3 of impure water. They distilled their samples for the same period of time.

Explain why Alex collected a smaller volume of pure water than Aisha.

Both test the boiling point of the distillate obtained in in the last question

a)What result would you expect if the distillate:
i) is pure?
ii) is impure?

What chemicals are used to sterilise water?

Tick 3

What is apparatus W on above the figure above?

Tick one box

What is the name of this method separation in the question before?

Tick 1 box

Desalination can be carried out through distillation. Label the diagram below with the following labels

a. Condenser
b. Thermometer
c. Salty water is boiled
d. 100°C
e. Vapours condense
f. Flask
g. Distilled water
h. Beaker
i. Salty water
j. Steam leaves the flask

Which one of the following objects that you use all the time comes from a renewable resource?

Tick one

Izzy has written some instructions for how dirty water could be ‘cleaned’ using common laboratory equipment.
Read through Izzy’s apparatus and method. Correct any mistakes you find.

Many factors are considered when determining which method to use to obtain potable water from a source.

a)What are the advantages and disadvantages of using distillation to obtain drinking water from seawater?

b)Why is distillation not used to provide drinking water in the UK?

Jun needs to determine the pH of a sample.

Write a method for how he should use universal indicator (UI) paper to complete his task.

Use the method from above to determine the pH of four water samples.

Record your results in the table below.

What equipment should be used to:

hold the water sample over boiling water?

What equipment should be used to:

measure the mass of the water sample?

What equipment should be used to:

measure the volume of the water sample?

Follow the method from above to obtain any dissolved solids from a water sample.

A student’s results are shown in the table below.

What mass of dissolved solids would be in 250 cm3 of the same type of water?

Sofia suspected her water sample was pure and tested to see if it contained any dissolved substances. Here is a table of her results.

Sofia expected to see no dissolved solids in her sample. What may have caused her results?

Some students investigated different water samples by heating 10 cm3 of each until dry in an evaporation dish with a mass of 94.56 g. Their results are shown in the table below.

Which sample is pure water? Explain your answer.

Which sample is seawater? Explain your answer.

Complete the diagram to show how you can distill a water sample and collect pure water.

Label the following:
●pure water
●water sample

Alex and Aisha used different distillations setups to purify 50 cm3 of impure water. They distilled their samples for the same period of time.

Explain why Alex collected a smaller volume of pure water than Aisha.

Both test the boiling point of the distillate obtained in in the last question

a)What result would you expect if the distillate:
i) is pure?
ii) is impure?

What chemicals are used to sterilise water?

Tick 3

What is apparatus W on above the figure above?

Tick one box

What is the name of this method separation in the question before?

Tick 1 box

Desalination can be carried out through distillation. Label the diagram below with the following labels

a. Condenser
b. Thermometer
c. Salty water is boiled
d. 100°C
e. Vapours condense
f. Flask
g. Distilled water
h. Beaker
i. Salty water
j. Steam leaves the flask