(workshop) This question asks you what the significance of an activity was, information that can be used to help relate results to the larger context and future work.

Why is the virtual field site important to our understanding of Earth’s development?

(own time) This question asks you to relate the results you collected to a different sphere, the type of implication Earth System Science tends to focus on.

 Which of these events affected specifically the benthic life of the biosphere?

(prac) This question assesses your ability to classify models, which is important for selecting the correct type of model for the aspect of the process you want to understand.

Which task used a numerical model?

(own time) This question asks for the magnitude of the impact size of this eruption, which is key to understanding cascading impacts.

Mt Pinatubo was only a moderate sized eruption. How large was the maximum atmospheric deviation after this eruption compared to average? Answer in degrees Celsius.

What is some evidence supporting that the K-Pg boundary was caused by an asteroid?

(own time) This question asks you to consider the relationship between evidence and theories.

What evidence and impacts were introduced in own-time which are related to the K-Pg boundary event?

(prac) Methods sections require details of your results to make them replicable, a hallmark of mainstream science. This question asks you for this information to highlight what sort of information is required in a methods section as you start having to write these yourself.

What was the density of your metal weight in your analogue model? (answer to the nearest whole number)

(workshop) This question asks you to apply a concept that is fundamental understanding to Earth science. 

Is layer A or layer B older?

(practical) This is a definitions question. Precision in terminology helps ensure we understand what other people are describing.

Which of the following shows a strandline?

(own time) This is a definitions question. Precision in terminology helps ensure we understand what other people are describing.

Organise the following from largest to smallest: