Ways of reducing the use of resources: Metals, glass, building materials, clay ceramics and most plastics are produced from limited raw materials. Much of the energy for the processes comes from limited resources. Obtaining raw materials from the Earth by quarrying and mining causes environmental impacts.

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Everyday materials such as metals, glass, building materials, clay ceramics and most plastics begin as raw materials extracted from the Earth, and these reserves are limited.

Study notes

From the checked teaching notes for this specification point.

The idea

What earns the marks

States that metals, glass, building materials, clay ceramics and most plastics are made from raw materials that are limited or finite.
Explains that much of the energy used to extract and process these materials comes from limited resources such as fossil fuels.
Describes environmental impacts of quarrying and mining, such as habitat destruction, landscape damage, noise, dust and waste.
Links the use of finite raw materials and energy to the need to reduce consumption, for example by reuse or recycling.
Uses a named example, such as iron ore for steel or limestone for cement, to show extraction and processing demands.

Common mistakes and how to put them right

Saying raw materials are renewable.
Put it right: Metal ores, limestone and crude oil are finite and will run out.
Confusing quarrying with mining.
Put it right: Quarrying is at the surface, mining goes underground, but both damage the environment.
Claiming all plastics come from plants.
Put it right: Most plastics are made from crude oil, a limited resource.

Exam tips

Name the material and its raw source, such as glass from sand or steel from iron ore, to show understanding.
Use words like finite, limited and non-renewable when describing raw materials and energy sources.
Give at least two specific environmental impacts rather than writing only that mining is bad.

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Which of these manufactured materials is produced from limited raw materials obtained from the Earth?

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Everyday materials such as metals, glass, building materials, clay ceramics and most plastics begin as raw materials extracted from the Earth, and these reserves are limited. Producing them also needs large amounts of energy, often from finite fossil fuels. Extraction itself, by quarrying at the surface or mining underground, scars landscapes, destroys habitats, creates noise and dust, and leaves waste heaps. For example, making iron from iron ore requires mining, transport and heating in a blast furnace, each step using energy and releasing pollution. Because supplies are finite and damage is real, reducing demand through reuse and recycling matters. A strong answer earns marks for these points. States that metals, glass, building materials, clay ceramics and most plastics are made from raw materials that are limited or finite. Explains that much of the energy used to extract and process these materials comes from limited resources such as fossil fuels. Describes environmental impacts of quarrying and mining, such as habitat destruction, landscape damage, noise, dust and waste. Links the use of finite raw materials and energy to the need to reduce consumption, for example by reuse or recycling. A common slip: Saying raw materials are renewable. Instead, metal ores, limestone and crude oil are finite and will run out. Exam tip: Name the material and its raw source, such as glass from sand or steel from iron ore, to show understanding.

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