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3 marksEnvironmental and Economic Costs of Energy Use

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)

Choose ONE stage from the extraction stage, transportation stage, or processing stage for fossil fuels and explain why it may lead to environmental pollution.

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  1. 6(a)Identify which of the arrows labelled A–F in Figure 7 are INCORRECTLY placed.[2 marks]
  2. 6(c)(i)Using ONLY a suitably annotated diagram that shows the movement of energy, explain the 'greenhouse effect'.[5 marks]
  3. 6(c)(ii)State what the Kyoto Protocol is.[2 marks]
  4. 6(c)(iii)Suggest ONE reason why the Kyoto Protocol has not been very successful.[3 marks]
  5. 6(d)(i)Calculate the annual rate of increase of atmospheric CFC-11 from 1979 to 1989.[3 marks]
  6. 6(d)(ii)Identify the period during which the Montreal Protocol began to have an effect on the atmospheric levels of CFC-11.[2 marks]

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