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What are some sedimentary rock characteristics

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Crumbly, soft, porous, strata

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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

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They are formed when layers of dead creatures and sediment are tightly compacted

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What are 3 examples of sedimentary rock?

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Sandstone, limestone, Siltstone

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What are Igneous rock characteristics?

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Very hard, contain crystals

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How are igneous rocks formed?

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Formed when magma cools and crystalizes

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What are 3 examples of igneous rock

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Granite, Obsidian, Basalt

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Where can igneous rocks be found?

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Scotland

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Where can sedimentary rocks be found?

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Southern England (Yorkshire + Jurassic coast(Dorset) )

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What are characteristics of metamorphic rocks?

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Layered, Hard, Hard to identify, may contain tiny crystals

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How are metamorphic rocks formed?

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When intense heat and pressure compact older rocks under the earths surface

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What are 3 examples of metamorphic rocks?

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Quartzite, Marble, Slate

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Where are metamorphic rocks found

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Northern Island, Scotland (Mountains)

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What is a feature of Dartmoor

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Tors

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How are Tors formed?

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Magma cooled to form granite a long time ago, weaker joints were venerable to weathering and repeated freezing, expanding and thawing caused fragments to become detached.

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What rock type is found in Dartmoor?

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Igneous

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Is Dartmoor upland or lowland?

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Upland

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Features of Yorkshire Dales

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Cliffs, deep gorges, valleys, waterfalls, limestone pavements

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What rock type is found in the Yorkshire dales

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Sedimentary

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Is the Yorkshire Dales upland or Lowland?

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Upland

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How were the North and South downs formed?

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A long time ago (30mya) earth movements caused the compacted layers of sediment to be forced upwards creating a dome. The centre of the dome was then eroded creating to edges

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What are some examples of Human activity that shapes UK landscapes?

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Farming, building houses, cities and roads, human erosion of the land

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