Rocks
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| what are rocks made of | Minerals
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| name the three rock groups | Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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| what is the most common rock type in Ireland | Limestone
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| what are igneous rocks formed from | Magma
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| what type of rock is it when the magma gets stuck inside the earths crust. | Intrusive
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| what type of rock is it when lava reaches the earths surface | Extrusive
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| name two igneous rocks | Granite
Basalt
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| Explain the difference between intrusive and extrusive rocks | Intrusive= Large Crystals
Extrusive= Small Crystals
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| How fast do (A) Intrusive rocks cool (B) Extrusive rocks cool | (A) Slow
(B) Fast/quickly
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| what type of crystals does granite have | Large/big
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| what can granite be used for | Building monuments and gravestones
Kitchen countertops
Fireplaces
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| where can granite be found | Dublin-Wicklow mountains
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| what type of crystals does basalt have | small
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| what can basalt be used for | Road building
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| where can basalt be found | The Giants Causeway
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| what are sedimentary rocks made of | Pieces of other rock
Remains of dead plants and animals
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| what is the material that binds the rock together | cement
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| What are the layers that sedimentary rock formed called | Strata
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| name two sedimentary rock | Sandstone
Limestone
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| what is sandstone made of | Sand
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| what can sand stone be used for | Tiles
Monuments
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| where can sandstone be found | Macgillycuddy's Reeks
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| what is limestone made of | The remains of dead sea creatures
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| name the two characteristics of limestone | Permeable
Soluble
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| what can limestone be used for | a base for building roads
monuments
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| where can limestone be found | the Burren
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| Name two metamorphic rocks | Marble
Quartzite
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| how are metamorphic rocks formed | they star of as igneous or sedimentary then due to great heat or great pressure they change
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| what rock is marble made of | Limestone
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| what colours can marble be | white
green
red
black
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| what can marble be used for | counter tops
fireplaces
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| where can marble be found | Connemara
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| what stone is quartzite made of | Sandstone
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| what can quartzite be used for | sufacing of roads
watches
in glass
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| where can quartzite be found | Sugarloaf
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| explain the term "natural resource" | Resources that come from nature and that humans can use
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| name some natural resources | oil, gas, coal, turf, gravel, stone, sand, lead, copper,
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| what can oil gas coal and turf be used for | energy and heat sources
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| what can gravel stone and sand be used for | building materials
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| what can lead and copper be used for | pipes and batteries
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| name three ways of extracting natural resources | Drilling
Quarrying
Shaft mining
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| explain the process of drilling | boring/drilling into the earths crust
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| what natural resource are you extracting when drilling | oil or gas
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| tell me the environmental impact of Drilling | onshore and offshore drilling can cause damage to the local environment
Birds and animals can swallow the oil
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| tell me the economic impact drilling | at full production corrib has the potential to provide up to 60% of Ireland's gas needs
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| explain the process of quarrying | removing rock, sand, gravel from the ground
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| what is quarrying also known as | open cast mining
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| where does quarrying take place | at or near the earths surface
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| tell me the environmental impact of quarrying | a lot of dust is created which can cause air pollution
quarrying is noisy because of breaking rocks and truck coming and going leading to noise pollution
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| tell me the economic impact of quarrying | there are approximately 10,000 people employed.
generates over 1 billion for the Irish economy
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| explain the process of shaft mining | drilling vertically into the earth to gain access to minerals beneath the surface
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| what natural resource is being extracted when shaft mining | Coal, Lead and zinc
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| tell me the the environmental impact of shaft mining | large quantities of rock are brought up and this created dust.
this dust can cause many health problems for people who breathe them in
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| tell me the economic impact of shaft mining | the tara lead and zinc mines in county meath supports 730 jobs directly and many more indirectly
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