Geology

Question 0

What is a sedimentary rock?

Answer 0

Formed by deposition of grains by ice, water and wind. Found in layers called strata, contains fossils e.g. Sandstone and limestone

Question 1

What is an igneous rock?

Answer 1

Formed by cooling of molten magma, very hard with a crystalline structure e.g. Basalt and granite

Question 2

What is a metamorphic rock?

Answer 2

Igneous or sedimentary rocks metamorphosed by heat and pressure within the earths crust e.g. Marble and slate

Question 3

What is isostatic rebound?

Answer 3

When the ice melts, the pressure is lifted off the land and the land rises

Question 4

What is a discordant coastline?

Answer 4

Geological trends are at right angles to the shore
Produces headland and bay topography
E.g. Southern Greece, west Ireland, Swanage bay

Question 5

What is a concordant coastline?

Answer 5

Geological trends are parallel to the shore
Produces relatively straight rocky coastline, with a series of long narrow islands parallel to the coast
E.g. Dalmatian coast (Croatia), dorset coast