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WorksheetsYear 10 Hauora - Physical Activity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which one is NOT one of the Four Walls of Hauora?
Taha Tinana (Physical)
Taha Wairua (Spiritual)
Taha Hinengaro (Mental/Emotional)
Taha Kai (Food)
How much moderate to vigorous exercise does the Ministry of Health NZ recommend we get each day?
30 minutes
10 minutes
2 hours
1 hour
How many hours sleep should a 14 or 15 year old get EVERY night?
6-8 hours
7-9 hours
10-11 hours
8-10 hours
What does the word 'sedentary' mean?
Not doing exercise
A really fit person
Doing a lot of sitting/lying down
Having a poor diet
How many hours a day, or less, does the Ministry of Health recommend we spend on screens (gaming or TV)?
Six hours or less
Five hours or less
Four hours or less
Two hours or less
Where are two places on your body you can reliably check your pulse?
Wrist
Forearm
Neck
Ear
Which of these are short-term changes in the body in response to exercise (click all that apply)
Increased heart rate
Body temperature increases
Muscles cool down
Body sweating
Which of these are positive long-term changes in the body if we undertake a regular physical exercise program (click all that apply)?
Lung volume increases
Bones get stronger
Heart gets bigger and more efficient
Resting heart rate is quicker
Which one of these is NOT a benefit of regular exercise?
Better sleep quality
Better weight management
Producing feel good hormones like endorphins
Bigger feet
How many percent of New Zealanders aged 5-17 reach the Ministry of Health guidelines for one hour of moderate to vigorous exercise per day?
7
17
70
37
How many percent of adults in NZ are considered obese?
31
50
13
75
What is a modifiable risk factor?
Things we cannot control that affect our health
Things we can control that affect our health
Something like sport that helps us to be healthy
What is an example of a modifiable risk factor? (click all that are right)
Sleep
Smoking
Type 1 Diabetes inherited in your genes
Ethnicity
What is a non-modifiable risk factor?
Personal risk factors we cannot control
Personal risk factors we can control
Things we can't avoid that will make us break bones, pull muscles etc
Lack of physical activity would NOT cause which of the following:
Heart disease
Cancer
Stroke
Oversleeping
Which of the following is NOT an example of non-modifiable risk factor?
Age
Gender
Socio-economic status
Poor sleep
Why is it harder to hold your breath for a long period of time after you have done heavy exercise?
Your lungs have less oxygen in them, because it has been used to fuel muscles
Your heart has been emptied of blood to pump oxygen around the body
Your lungs are open because the body needs to do this during exercise
What are endorphins?
Happy hormones produced in exercise and in feel good moments
A depressing hormone that causes mental illness
A hormone, the same as dopamine, that makes us want to chase something
Don't know - Mr Wedlake hasn't talked about this
Why do we sweat?
To cool the body down as it heats up in exercise/movement
To get rid of toxins from the lungs
To sweat out bad oxygen
To get rid of body fat out of the body
Why do bones, muscles and joints get stronger when we exercise?
They get small breaks or tears in them, which are repaired stronger by the body
They just do
They get lots of blood to them during exercise which grows them
Exercise causes protein to move to the body part(s) we are exercising, making them stronger
