Rocks

Question 0

Name 3 sedimentary rocks

Answer 0

~Shales
~Limestone
~Sandstone

Question 1

Name 2 igneous rocks

Answer 1

~Basalt

~Granite

Question 2

Name 2 metamorphic rocks

Answer 2

~Quartzite

~Marble

Question 3

Name the 3 categories of rock

Answer 3

~Sedimentary
~Igneous
~Metamorphic

Question 4

How is limestone formed?

Answer 4

Limestone is formed when the skeletons of fish, tiny sea creatures and shells fall to the bottom of the seabed and over millions of years of are compressed and cemented together

Question 5

How is granite formed?

Answer 5

Granite is formed when magma cools very slowly over millions of years, forming large crystals

Question 6

How is basalt formed?

Answer 6

Basalt is formed when lava cools very quickly and forms tiny crystals (that cannot be seen by the naked eye) because it was exposed to the air

Question 7

How is marble formed?

Answer 7

Marble is formed when magma forces it’s way into limestone, which alters it to form marble

Question 8

How is sandstone formed?

Answer 8

Sandstone was formed when large amounts of sand were deposited onto lakes, seas and deserts, layers of sand build up and are compressed and cemented together to form sandstone

Question 9

How is quartzite formed?

Answer 9

Quartzite is formed when sandstone comes into direct contact with magma under the Earth’s crust

Question 10

What colour is limestone?

Answer 10

Limestone varies in colour from white to grey

Question 11

What colour is granite?

Answer 11

Granite is black, grey or pink

Question 12

What colour is basalt?

Answer 12

Basalt varies from dark grey to black

Question 13

What colour is marble?

Answer 13

Marble is usually white but can be red, green or black

Question 14

What colour is quartzite?

Answer 14

Quartzite varies from grey to white

Question 15

What colour is sandstone?

Answer 15

Sandstone varies in colour from brown to red

Question 16

Give an example of where you can find limestone

Answer 16

The Burren, Co. Clare

Question 17

Give an example of where you can find marble

Answer 17

A lot of marble is found in the west and southwest of Ireland

Question 18

Give an example of where you can find basalt

Answer 18

Giant’s Causeway, Co. Antrim