Tree blaze empties the courts
- From the article what information would help you to determine
if the trees would cause any damage to their surroundings? Does
the article have all information required for this?
- From the article are the witnesses in any danger if a cypress
were to fall over? Why?
- What is the maximum length of the cypress tree that could
fall on the nearby Supreme Court building?
- The four cypress trees range in age. If the cypress trees
were lit at the same time which tree would be burnt the quickest?
Why?
(Written by Rachel Moore, BTeach student, University of Tasmania,
2001)
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