Download Rocks and Denudation Revision Test

3rd Year Revision Test: Rocks and Denudation
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(1) Name the 3 different rock types. (5 marks)
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(2) Write in detail about the formation of one of the following rocks: Limestone, Granite
or Basalt (10 marks)
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(3) What is the name of the most common rock in Ireland? (5 marks)
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(4) What rock does limestone change into when it comes under great heat or pressure? (5
marks)
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(5) Describe 3 ways to extract rocks or energy resources from the ground. (15 marks)
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(6) What is the main difference between weathering and erosion? (5 marks)
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(7) Explain the following terms: (15 marks)
Stalagmite
Swallow Hole
Limestone Pavement
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(8) Give two reasons why you believe tourist can have a positive or negative effect on the
Burren in Co. Clare. (10 marks)
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(9) Name one example of a fast and one example of a slow type of mass movement. (10
marks)
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(10)
With the aid of a labelled diagram write in detail about one type of mass
movement you have studied.
(10 marks)
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