IB Design Technology Topic C3.2: Life-cycle Analysis Questionbank

Figure 1 shows a delivery truck being loaded with cardboard shipping boxes.

Identify the life-cycle stage represented in Figure 1.

Outline two reasons why transport contributes significantly to a product's environmental footprint.

Figure 2 shows people throwing old electronic items into a household waste bin.

Describe three environmental consequences of disposing of electronic products in general waste.

Compare landfill disposal with e-waste recycling for electronic appliances.

Figure 3 shows a bar chart comparing CO2 for plastic, glass, and aluminum packaging from raw material extraction to disposal.

Explain two ways designers could use the data in Figure 3 to make more sustainable decisions.

Evaluate the usefulness and limitations of life-cycle analysis when comparing different packaging materials.

Figure 1 shows a stack of raw aluminium sheets ready for industrial use.

Identify the life-cycle stage shown in Figure 1.

Outline two environmental impacts of aluminium extraction.

What is the purpose of a cradle-to-grave life-cycle analysis?

Refining metal ore for the product releases sulfur dioxide gas into the atmosphere, causing acid rain. Which life-cycle analysis consideration is this?