VCE-ENVSCI-U12 7.1 📋 – Practice Exam 4: Question Paper

Compare the environmental impacts of coal-fired power generation with those of wind energy over the full life cycle.

Describe how photovoltaic solar panels work and discuss their limitations as a primary energy source.

Explain the difference between primary and secondary data in environmental research. Give an example of each.

Describe the principles of passive solar building design and explain how they reduce energy demand.

Describe the environmental research method of a biodiversity survey using quadrats and transects. What data would you collect and how would you analyse it?

Explain the concept of the social-ecological system and why environmental management requires understanding of both ecological and human systems.

Compare wind energy and solar energy in terms of resource availability, land use, reliability and environmental impacts.

Describe the precautionary principle and explain how it applies to environmental decision-making. Give one example.

Extended Response 1: Renewable Energy Transition

Extended Response 1: Renewable Energy Transition (a)
Evaluate the challenges and opportunities of transitioning Australia’s electricity grid to 100% renewable energy.

Extended Response 1: Renewable Energy Transition

Extended Response 1: Renewable Energy Transition (b)
Explain why energy storage is essential for a high-renewable electricity system and describe two storage technologies.

Extended Response 2: Environmental Impact Assessment

Extended Response 2: Environmental Impact Assessment (a)
Describe the stages of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposed wind farm development.

Extended Response 2: Environmental Impact Assessment

Extended Response 2: Environmental Impact Assessment (b)
Explain the difference between an environmental impact assessment and an environmental audit. Why are both needed in environmental management?