C1 Rock and Building Materials

What is limestone mainly made up of?

How is limestone formed?

How do we obtain limestone?

What is limestone mostly used for?

How do we make cement?

How do we make mortar?

How do we make concrete?

Define: Aggregate

Define: Thermal Decomposition

Calcium carbonate is made up of which ions?

What are the products of thermally decomposing CaCO3?

What do we use to make calcium oxide?

How do we use a rotary lime kiln to make calcium oxide?

What is the point of having a rotating drum in a rotary lime kiln?

What damages buildings and statues made out of limestone?

Why does acid rain damage buildings and statues made out of limestone?

What is the test for carbon dioxide?

What happens in the test for carbon dioxide? Give an equation.

Finish the word equation:
Metal carbonate + acid ->

Which other metals react in the same way as Calcium?

Which metal carbonates cannot be decomposed using a Bunsen burner? Why?

Go through the steps of the Limestone Cycle.

What do we use Calcium Hydroxide for?

How does Calcium Hydroxide neutralise acidic soils?

What does mortar do?

How does mortar work?

What is the difference between lime mortar and modern mortar?

What is Portland cement?

What is reinforced concrete?

What are the advantages of quarrying limestone?

What are the disadvantages of quarrying limestone?