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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
The effects that an activity or product has on the environment, including pollution, habitat damage and resource use.
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Specification 1.3.3, 1.14.8 · Paper 1
Revise: Selecting Energy SourcesA good decision balances portability, environmental impact, power output, connections and cost rather than judging one factor alone.
The effects of an activity or product on the environment, including resource use, habitat damage, pollution and waste.
Do not describe renewable energy as having no environmental impact. Consider equipment manufacture, transport, land use and operation.
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Component 1
The effects a product has on the natural world through obtaining materials, manufacture, transport, use and disposal.
Revise: Factors Influencing DesignEnvironmental impact includes more than the waste left after manufacture.
