1. The rock in photograph A is sometimes used to make kitchen worktops, as shown in photograph B. The rock is called: Limestone Basalt
Granite [tick (3) the correct box]
2. The rock shown in this photograph is a piece of marble. It is:
An igneous rock A sedimentary rock
A metamorphic rock [tick (3) the correct box]
3. Examine the photograph and circle the correct answer in each of the statements below.
(i) The name of the rock is granite / basalt. (ii) The rock is an igneous / a sedimentary rock. (iii) An example of this rock is found in the Burren / Wicklow.
4. Circle the correct option in each of the statements below: (i) Limestone is a permeable rock. (ii) Basalt is a white rock.
(iii) Marble is a sedimentary rock.
True / False True / False True / False
5. The photograph shows rock that has been weathered. Circle the correct option in each of the statements below.
(i) The rock is sandstone / limestone.
(ii) An example of this rock can be found in the Giant’s Causeway / the Burren.
A rock with large crystals that formed inside the Earth’s crust
A B
1.
(i) ‘Volcanoes result in the formation of igneous rocks.’ Select one igneous rock and explain how it was formed.
(ii) ‘Rocks are useful for economic activities.’ Name and explain two ways rocks may be used in economic activities.
2. 3.
(i) Name the category of rock to which limestone belongs. (ii) Name a location where limestone is found.
(i) Name any two rocks. (ii) People use rocks in many different ways. Describe one use of each rock you named.
4.
(i) Name one rock you have studied and state if it is igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic. (ii) Describe how the rock you have chosen in part (i) above was formed. (iii) Give two reasons why people might object to a quarry being opened near their home.
