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| Focus: Knowledge and understanding about ecological, geological and astronomical phenomena. | ||||||
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1999(1995) |
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| 1. If you throw these things away outside, which will decay fastest? |
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| a. a paper bag |
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| b. a glass bottle |
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| c. a metal can |
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| d. a plastic bottle |
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7(7)
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| 2. Stars are bigger than the moon, but they appear to be smaller when you look at them. |
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| Explain why. |
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distance ( eg., stars are further away)
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3. The picture shows two different mountains. |
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mountains in Picture A are rough and jagged. The mountains in Picture B are smooth and rounded. |
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| Which statement about the age of these mountains is probably true? |
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| a. the mountains in picture A are older |
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| b. the mountains in picture B are older |
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| c. the mountains are about the same age |
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| d. the pictures don't give any information about the age of mountains. |
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