Design & Environmental/Sustainability Issues is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Design CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What term describes a material that can be broken down naturally by biological processes into harmless substances?
Bio-degradable
Toxic waste
Carbon footprint
Eco-consciousness
Answer: Bio-degradable — Bio-degradable describes a material that can be broken down naturally by biological processes, such as bacteria and fungi, into harmless substances.
Easy
2. What term refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an individual, product, or organisation's activities?
Carbon footprint
Bio-degradable
Landfill
Toxic waste
Answer: Carbon footprint — Carbon footprint refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions (primarily carbon dioxide) caused directly or indirectly by an individual, product, or organisation's activities.
Medium
3. Name the effect, involving the trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by certain gases, that contributes to global warming and climate change.
Answer: the greenhouse effect — The greenhouse effect refers to the trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere by certain gases, contributing to global warming and climate change.
