4.1 Geology And Uk

Question 1

1) Give a definition, approximate age, 3 examples and location in uk of igneous rocks.

Answer 1

Definition - rocks that are formed by lava and magmas (was molten, but then cooled and crystallised)

Age - billions of hears old.

3 examples - obsidian, basalt, granite.

Location - Scottish highlands

Question 2

2) Give a definition, approximate page, three examples and location in UK of sedimentary rocks.

Answer 2

Definition - rocks that are formed by eroded sediments deposited by rivers, seas.

Age - few million years old.

3 examples - limestones, iron ore, flint.

Location - sandstone hills in the northwest highlands

Question 3

3) compare compare metamorphic and igneous rock

Answer 3

metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure

igneous rocks are formed by molten
Cooled and crystallised

Question 4

4) compare the formation and characteristics of granite and carboniferous limestone.

Answer 4

Both are formed under the pressure of the sea carboniferous is also compressed under sand in strata.

Question 5

5) compare the formation and characteristics of chalk and slate.

Answer 5

• chalk made from fossils and they are stronger than clay.

- slate formed when mud/shake is heated. Its very resistant.

Question 6

6) Explain when and how active volcanoes shaped the uplands of the uk

Answer 6

When the volcanoes erupt the magma destroys the upland so it re-shapes it

Question 7

7) explain how glacial erosion and deposition shaped the uk uplands.

Answer 7

The glacial cuts cuts through the landscape and forms u shaped valleys.

Question 8

8) explain when and how sedimentary rock was formed across the UK lowlands

Answer 8

Sedimentary rocks were formed millions of years ago when the uk was underneath a tropical sea Dead animals and wild life piled up on the ocean floor and under pressure from sedimentary rocks.

Question 9

9) explain how glacial Deposition shaped the UK lowlands

Answer 9

The waters could melt and could cause flooding to the Nolans