Chapter Graphic : Planet Earth and   Beyond Questions
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: Independent
Focus: Knowledge and understanding about ecological, geological and astronomical phenomena.
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Resources: None

Questions / instructions:

     
% responses
y4
1999(1995)
y8
1999(1995)
1. If you throw these things away outside, which will decay fastest?  
a
a
  a. a paper bag
49 (53)
78 (81)
  b. a glass bottle  
15 (16)
7 (5)
  c. a metal can  
21 (12)
8 (7)
  d. a plastic bottle  
24 (19)
7(7)
2. Stars are bigger than the moon, but they appear to be smaller when you look at them.  
a
a
    Explain why.  
a
a
 
mentions distance ( eg., stars are further away)
82 (78)
86 (87)

3. The picture shows two different mountains.

 
a
a
    The mountains in Picture A are rough and jagged.
    The mountains in Picture B are smooth and rounded.
 
a
a
    Which statement about the age of these mountains is probably true?  
a
a
  a. the mountains in picture A are older  
29 (28)
  b. the mountains in picture B are older
29 (27)
  c. the mountains are about the same age  
4 (3)
  d. the pictures don't give any information about the age of mountains.  
38 (42)
 
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