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Environmental Issues - Match-up

Match-up definitions and answers with key terms and examples. Press submit to check your answers.

Contamination risks
E-waste
Improper disposal
Material recovery
Modular design
Planned obsolescence
Energy Consumption
Mining
Non-Renewable Resources
Resource Depletion
Transportation Impact


Answers
Extraction of materials like metals and minerals for manufacturing devices.
Process of reclaiming valuable materials from electronic waste.
Exhaustion of natural resources due to excessive extraction and use.
Amount of energy used during manufacturing and operation of devices.
Environmental cost associated with shipping materials and devices globally.
Environmental hazards from toxic materials found in e-waste.
Design strategy to make products fail quickly, promoting repeat purchases.
Discarded electronics, posing environmental and health risks.
Illegal or unsafe management of e-waste, leading to pollution.
Finite materials, like metals and plastics, used in electronic devices.
Product design allowing easy repair and replacement of components.
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