EARTH-SCIENCE · Common Test for University Admissions (大学入学共通テスト)
EARTH-SCIENCE/11
Earth Science
Earth Science · 2023 · Variant 1
Relative difficulty
Analysis source: National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)
Analysis aligned to the official syllabus and assessment design.
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Cohort performance
Session statistics from official examination reports
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Key examiner messages
Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise
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Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
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Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
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Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
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Recurring mistakes across years
Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject
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Question choice intelligence
Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)
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Level exemplars
What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like
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Grade & admission context
How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards
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Deep insights
What top candidates did
Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series
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Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
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Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
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Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
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MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
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Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
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Difficulty trend
How session difficulty has shifted across recent years
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Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
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Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
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Practise what examiners flagged
Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app
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Self-diagnostic checklist
Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise
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Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
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Exam tips
Paper format
- Duration
- 60 min for one science subject / 130 min for two science subjects
- Total marks
- 100
- Weighting
- 100%
- Question types
- Geology, hazards, atmosphere, oceans, climate, astronomy and data interpretation
- Earth science spans seconds for seismic waves, days for weather, seasons for astronomy and millions of years for geology. Identify the relevant scale before explaining.
- For cross-sections and weather maps, mark direction, altitude/depth, pressure or layer order. Spatial misreading causes many wrong answers.
- Divergent, convergent and transform boundaries produce different earthquakes, volcanism, crust and landforms. Match observations to boundary type.
Common mistakes
Geology
Applying the law of superposition without checking faults, intrusions or unconformities.
How to avoid: Identify all cross-cutting relationships before ordering events.
Weather
Confusing wind direction with the direction air moves toward.
How to avoid: Remember wind is named from where it comes, then use pressure-gradient and Coriolis context.
Astronomy
Explaining seasons by Earth-Sun distance.
How to avoid: Use axial tilt and solar altitude/day length as the primary cause.
Analysis is paraphrased for study purposes. Always verify against the official examiner report and mark scheme.