Solid Earth and Geological Processes
Plate tectonics, the rock cycle, geological time, soils and the hazards that arise from an active planet.
- Plate Tectonics and Geological Structure
- The Rock Cycle and Mineral Resources
- Natural Hazards
NSW Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 structure, expressed in Dux teaching language.
Dux tracks each dot point separately, so “I did Earth and Environmental Science” becomes a list of specific things you can already do and specific things you have never been asked. Open a module for all of its dot points, written out.
Plate tectonics, the rock cycle, geological time, soils and the hazards that arise from an active planet.
Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, the hydrological cycle, and the evidence and mechanisms of climate change.
Resource use, energy transitions, sustainability and the monitoring that makes an impact claim checkable.
Fieldwork, data reliability, modelling and the evaluation of evidence — the skills the exam assesses through stimulus material.
A Earth and Environmental Science paper is not one question type repeated. Each command word asks for a different shape of answer, and each is worth a different number of marks.
| Command word | Question type | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| analyse | Short answer | 3–6 |
| compare | Short answer | 3–5 |
| design | Short answer | 3–6 |
| evaluate | Extended response | 8–10 |
| evaluate | Short answer | 3–5 |
| explain | Short answer | 3–5 |
| identify | Multiple choice | 1 |
| interpret | Multiple choice | 1 |
HSC Earth and Environmental Science - Examination Shape — 100 marks, 180 minutes. Practice papers in Dux are assembled to this shape rather than invented, so the timing is training too.
Diagnostic first, then questions written in the shape this course uses. Written answers come back marked against the bands, not just scored.