Examine the diagram of the rock cycle and answer each of the following questions.
(i) Match each of the letters on the rock cycle A, B and C with the stage in the rock cycle in the table most associated with it.
melting
Metamorphic rocks
Magma
cooling and crystallisation
A C 3 × 2 marks
(ii) State whether each of the following statements is true or false.
(a) Marble is an example of a metamorphic rock. 2 marks
(b) Fossils can be found in sedimentary rocks. 2 marks
2018, Part One, Q1 (10 marks)
Heat and pressure Sedimentary rock Igneous rock
HIGHER LEVEL
Short Questions 2. Rocks
(i) The list below contains a number of source materials from which rocks are formed and a number of metamorphic rocks. Sand
Marble Shells and fish bones Gneiss Magma Quartzite
Complete the table by inserting the correct terms from the list, to match each of the rocks named in the table with: (a) the source material most associated with it and (b) the metamorphic rock most associated with it.
Rock name
Sandstone Limestone Granite
(ii) Name the rocks most associated with each of the following Irish locations. (a) The Antrim Plateau
(b) The Burren 2016, Part One, Q4 (8 marks) 3. Rocks
The table contains information on rocks regarding their name, category, location in Ireland and the name of the metamorphic rock they can become following metamorphosis. Complete the table by inserting the correct term from the list in its correct position in the table. One row of the table is completed for you.
68 2 x 1 mark Source material Metamorphic rock 6 × 1 mark B Sediment
