Free Year 12 HSC Earth and Environmental Science practice exams
2 free practice exams in the style of the real HSC test, each about 33 questions in 180 minutes, plus 5 minutes reading time, in 2 sections.
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The practice exams
- HSC Earth and Environmental Science (Year 12) · Practice exam 1 (33 questions, 180 minutes)
- HSC Earth and Environmental Science (Year 12) · Practice exam 2 (40 questions, 180 minutes)
Try a question
Which activity would most clearly increase the enhanced greenhouse effect?
- Clearing a large forest to establish cattle pasture
- Installing solar panels on school roofs
- Measuring changes in solar output
- Planting native trees on cleared land
Answer
A. Clearing a large forest to establish cattle pasture. Large-scale forest clearing reduces carbon uptake and can release stored carbon; cattle farming also produces greenhouse gases.
What the real test covers
The Higher School Certificate is the Year 12 qualification in New South Wales, awarded by NESA. The written HSC exams are held in October and November.
Each practice exam: about 33 questions in 180 minutes, plus 5 minutes reading time, in 2 sections.
Kinds of question: 55% multiple choice, 10% short answer, 36% longer written answers.
Topics in these practice exams
- Climate Science (22%)
- Earth's Resources (22%)
- Hazards (18%)
- Resource Management (18%)
- Working Scientifically (5%)
How to prepare with ExamUp
- Warm up by topic. Do 10 Earth and Environmental Science questions at a time in Quick practice: each answer is checked straight away, with no timer and no sign-up.
- Sit one whole paper. Do a full practice exam in one go, timed like the real HSC paper, so the day itself holds no surprises.
- Fix what you missed. Your results show where the marks went, topic by topic. Practise just the questions you got wrong, with an explanation for each.
- Go again a week later. Do another paper and compare. A free account keeps every result, and a parent can follow along live.
Quick questions
- Are these Year 12 HSC Earth and Environmental Science practice exams free?
- Yes. All 2 practice exams here are free, with no plan, trial or card. You can try a question on this page and practise by topic without an account; a free account keeps your results.
- How long is each practice exam?
- Each one is about 33 questions in 180 minutes, plus 5 minutes reading time, in 2 sections.
- Are these the real HSC papers?
- No. ExamUp is independent and is not connected with NESA (the NSW Education Standards Authority). Every question is written new in the style of the real HSC papers. Links to the official past papers are on our Past papers page.
- What topics do the questions cover?
- Most often: Climate Science, Earth's Resources, Hazards, Resource Management, Working Scientifically. That is from the questions in these practice exams.
- How are the answers marked?
- Multiple-choice and short answers are marked the moment you finish, each with an explanation. Longer written answers are marked by the ExamUp team against a marking guide.
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