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A new look at wood

Starter

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