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High School Diploma Geography - JC Quiz on Rocks, created by aileen Mc on 26/01/2014.
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Question 1

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We have studied 4 groups of rocks
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Igneous means fire
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Marble is made from limestone
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Limestone is found in all counties in Ireland
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Quartzite is a metamorphic rock
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Sandstone is found in the mountains in Cork & Kerry
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Granite is made up of small crystals
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Cork marble is white
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Quartzite is found on the top of Croagh Patrick
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Mount Errigal is another location for Quartzite
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Heat & pressure create new rocks
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Heat & pressure create new rocks
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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Connemara marble is green
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Limestone is made from dead sea creatures
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Basalt is made up of strata
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Basalt is made up of strata
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Igneous rocks are found near plate boundaries
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Sandstone is glued together by calcium
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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The Giant's Causeway is made up of polygonal columns
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Basalt contracted when it hit water in Antrim
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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Basalt contracted when it hit water in Antrim
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Compacted means to squash
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Cementation means to glue
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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The main rock in the Burren, Co. Clare is Sandstone
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Basalt is used for cement
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Granite contains the mineral mica
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Granite contains the mineral mica
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Calcium carbonate is the name of the substance in marble
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Sandstone can be used for paving in the garden
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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Extrusive means below the surface
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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Basalt is an extrusive rock
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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Fossils are imprints left in limestone from dead sea creatures
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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Pure limestone is white
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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Granite can come in many colours
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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Crystals in rocks take a short time to form
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  • True
  • False

Question 36

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Limestone is permeable
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Acid rain turns Calcium bi-carbonate into Calcium carbonate
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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Geology is the study of rocks
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  • True
  • False

Question 39

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Sandstone is black in colour
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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The main rock found at Mt. Etna is Basalt
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  • True
  • False

Question 41

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Silica glues sandstone together
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Quartzite is used as a soil conditioner
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  • True
  • False

Question 43

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Marble is a crystalline rock
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  • True
  • False

Question 44

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Marble that comes from Kilkenny is amber in colour
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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Marble was once quartzite
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  • True
  • False

Question 46

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Joints in limestone are horizontal cracks
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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Limestone is easily weathered
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  • True
  • False

Question 48

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chalk is made from sandstone
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  • True
  • False

Question 49

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The Wicklow Mountains are mostly made up of granite rock
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  • True
  • False
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