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A new look at wood
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6.3: A new look at wood
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6.3: A new look at wood
Each species of tree has been assigned a colour. Use your imagination and knowledge of science to put them in order.
species colour
Ash red
Bamboo green
Beech blue
Brazilian walnut violet
Cedar orange
Oak yellow
Red mahogany indigo
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6.3: A new look at wood
The hardness of the timber of each species has been measured in kN.
Now you have put the tree species in order, can you assign a hardness reading for each species?
What order did you put them in?
Ash
Bamboo
Beech
Brazilian walnut
Cedar
Oak
Red mahogany
4.5
7.0
7.5
16.0
5.5
6.0
12.0
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