What i suspect will be on the exammmmmmmmmm Flashcards
How is granite formed?
Formed when magma is forced up into the crust, becomes trapped and cools very slowly (intrusive)
Where is granite located?
Dublin-Wicklow mountains
How is basalt formed?
Form after lava reaches the earths surface and cools very quickly (extrusive)
Where is basalt located?
Giants Causeway
How is limestone formed?
dead sea creatures pile up on the sea floor and become compressed and cemented together
Where is limestone located?
The Burren. Co. Clare
How is sandstone formed?
Large amounts of san worn away from the crust
Sand was carried by the wind or rivers and deposited on the beds of the sea
Deposits become compressed and cemented together
Where is sandstone located?
MacGillycuddy Reeks, Co, Clare
How is marble formed?
limestone is placed under great heat and pressure
Where is marble located?
Rathlin island
How is Quartzite formed?
Sandstone is placed under great heat and pressure
Where is quarzite located?
Croagh Patrick Co. Mayo
Name a feature of river erosion
Give an example
A waterfall (learn how its formed in hardback) EG: Torc waterfall
Name a feature of river deposition and give an example where you would find it
Meander (learn formation in hardback) you can find them on the middle courses of the river shannon and moy
How is a bay/headland formed?
Is it erosion or deposition?
Give an example
The soft rock is eroded more easily and quicker causing the hard rock to jut out
It is erosion
EG: Dublin bay
Bray head
