Technology and the environment

1. Printed copies of documents are known as _____ copies. This uses resources like paper and toner ink.
6. If a device is old you can _____ it with a new one, but what you do with the old one can have an impact on the environment.
10. You can save power by reducing screen _____.
11. Sharing documents in electronic form (known as ____ copies) reduces the need to print things which has environmental impacts.
14. Computers and digital devices being thrown away are known as _____ waste.
15. Rather than replacing it, you can _____ an older computer. Adding more RAM to make it faster is a good way to do this.
16. Computers left on ____ will still use electricity.

2. To use an old item again in a different way. Old computers in businesses could be given to schools.
3. The process of manufacturing computers and electronic devices requires the use of ___ ___ ___. (3 words)
4. The process of removing resources from underground.
5. Old electrical equipment in waste heaps can leak _____ substances into the environment.
7. When replacing devices, it is important that energy-_____ replacements are bought.
8. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (2019) are also known as _____.
9. The regular _____ of smartphones and tablets requires electricity to be produced.
12. Extraction of raw materials for the manufacture of digital devices can _____ the landscape.
13. Devices can be set to automatically turn off after a period of time to save electricity. This is known as ____ mode.