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Rocks and the landscape
1.
An igneous rock can be
a)
formed by erosion, heat and deposition
b)
formed by heat and/or pressure
c)
formed by the cooling of lava
d)
formed of sediments
2.
A sedimentary rock is
a)
formed by erosion, heat and deposition
b)
formed by heat and/or pressure
c)
formed by the cooling of lava
d)
formed of sediments
3.
A metamorphic rock is
a)
formed by erosion, heat and deposition
b)
formed by heat and/or pressure
c)
formed by the cooling of lava
d)
formed of sediments
4.
An example of a sedimentary rock is
a)
basalt
b)
chalk
c)
granite
d)
marble
5.
An example of an igneous rock
a)
basalt
b)
chalk
c)
limestone
d)
marble
6.
An example of a metamorphic rock is
a)
chalk
b)
granite
c)
limestone
d)
marble
7.
A rock is porous if it is
a)
can hold water
b)
does not allow water to enter
c)
hard
d)
soft
8.
An example of a rock that is permeable and very hard is
a)
Carboniferous limestone
b)
clay
c)
granite
d)
chalk
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9.
An example of a rock that is impermeable and hard is
a)
Carboniferous limestone
b)
chalk
c)
clay
d)
granite
10.
An example of a rock that is impermeable and soft is
a)
Carboniferous limestone
b)
chalk
c)
clay
d)
granite
11.
A rock type which contains many caves and underground streams is
a)
Carboniferous limestone
b)
chalk
c)
clay
d)
granite
12.
What is being described by ‘the breakup of rock into smaller angular pieces of the same
rock’?
a)
carbonation and solution
b)
exfoliation
c)
freeze-thaw weathering
d)
hydrolysis
13.
Carbonation and solution is most likely
when
a)
acidic water attacks granite
b)
acidic water attacks limestone
c)
alkaline water attacks granite
d)
alkaline water attacks limestone
Malham © Paul Stevenson 20097
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14.
An escarpment is made up of
a)
a dip slope and a scarp slope
b)
a dry valley and a gorge
c)
pavements and swallow holes
d)
tors and hills
15.
Which one of the following is not an advantage of quarrying
a)
creation of jobs
b)
increased spending in local services
c)
investment in the local area
d)
noise pollution
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16.
Which one of the following measures is not used to reduce the impact of quarrying
a)
covers on lorries
b)
planting trees
c)
removing the waste material and using it for sea defences
d)
washing the wheels of lorries leaving the quarry
Hanson Quarry, California © Joe_13 1980
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17.
Which one of the following is not a use of granite?
a)
as a kitchen worktop
b)
as an ornamental building stone
c)
for gravestones
d)
to make cement
18.
Granite typically forms landscapes of high ground containing streams and rivers because
a)
it is impermeable and hard
b)
it is impermeable and soft
c)
it is permeable and hard
d)
it is permeable and soft
19.
Clay typically forms low lying marshy areas because
a)
it is impermeable and hard
b)
it is impermeable and soft
c)
it is permeable and hard
d)
it is permeable and soft
20.
Chalk typically forms higher ground lacking streams and rivers because
a)
it is impermeable and hard
b)
it is impermeable and soft
c)
it is permeable and hard
d)
it is permeable and soft
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Teaching notes
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