Geography(Rocks)
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| Name the three major rock groups | Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
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| How are igneous rocks formed? | When magma is cooled down and solidified
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| Give an example of igneous rocks | Granite,basalt
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| Give an example where igneous rocks can be found | Granite(Mourne mountains,Co.Down) Basalt(The giants causeway,Co.Antrim)
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| How are sedimentary rocks formed? | Compressed remains of sea creatures,animals,plants and fragments of rocks
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| Give an example of sedimentary rocks | Limestone,sandstone
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| Give an example of where sedimentary rocks can be found | Limestone(The Burren,Co,Clare) Sandstone(Galtee mountains,Co Cork and Tipperary)
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| How are metamorphic rocks formed? | When igneous or sedimentary rocks are altered by high pressures, temperatures or both
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| Give an example of sedimentary rocks | Marble,quartzite
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| Give an example of where sedimentary rocks can be found | Marble(Connemara,Kilkenny) Quartzite(Sugarloaf mountains,Co.Wicklow)
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| Give two characteristics of Limestone rock | They are laid down in horizontal lines called strata, fossils may be found in limestone
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| When resources do rocks provide us with? | Energy and building materials
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| Give examples of rock based energy resources | Coal,oil and gas(fossil fuels)
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| Give examples of building material resouces | Stone,gravel and sand
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| What is quarrying? | A method used to extract rocks
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