Question detail
What does sustainable development aim to achieve?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water
Question
- A. Maximizing resource extraction for immediate use
- B. Meeting current needs without compromising future generations
- C. Reducing the use of all natural resources
- D. Increasing industrial production at all costs
Answer
The correct option is Meeting current needs without compromising future generations. This answer is correct because it matches the approved learning objective to explain how chemistry can improve agricultural and industrial processes to support sustainable development in the subtopic Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development.
Explanation
The correct option is Meeting current needs without compromising future generations. Meeting current needs without compromising future generations is correct because it directly supports the approved learning objective to explain how chemistry can improve agricultural and industrial processes to support sustainable development. This belongs to the subtopic Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development within Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, so the explanation must stay tied to that curriculum context. The other options are incorrect because they either do not answer this learning objective, use a vague statement, or move away from Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development.
Common mistake
Misattributing chemistry’s role to resource extraction alone
Students often think chemistry only helps by extracting more minerals, ignoring its role in making processes more efficient and less wasteful
Do not treat this as a general statement about sustainable development. Instead, answer by clearly linking the correction to explain how chemistry can improve agricultural and industrial processes to support sustainable development in Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development. This keeps the response inside Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water and prevents a vague or off-topic GCSE answer. The mistake to avoid is: students often think chemistry only helps by extracting more minerals, ignoring its role in making processes more efficient and less wasteful.
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