Each question in this quiz is timed.
We have studied 4 groups of rocks
Igneous means fire
Marble is made from limestone
Limestone is found in all counties in Ireland
Quartzite is a metamorphic rock
Sandstone is found in the mountains in Cork & Kerry
Granite is made up of small crystals
Cork marble is white
Quartzite is found on the top of Croagh Patrick
Mount Errigal is another location for Quartzite
Heat & pressure create new rocks
Connemara marble is green
Limestone is made from dead sea creatures
Basalt is made up of strata
Igneous rocks are found near plate boundaries
Sandstone is glued together by calcium
The Giant's Causeway is made up of polygonal columns
Basalt contracted when it hit water in Antrim
Compacted means to squash
Cementation means to glue
The main rock in the Burren, Co. Clare is Sandstone
Basalt is used for cement
Granite contains the mineral mica
Calcium carbonate is the name of the substance in marble
Sandstone can be used for paving in the garden
Extrusive means below the surface
Basalt is an extrusive rock
Fossils are imprints left in limestone from dead sea creatures
Pure limestone is white
Granite can come in many colours
Crystals in rocks take a short time to form
Limestone is permeable
Acid rain turns Calcium bi-carbonate into Calcium carbonate
Geology is the study of rocks
Sandstone is black in colour
The main rock found at Mt. Etna is Basalt
Silica glues sandstone together
Quartzite is used as a soil conditioner
Marble is a crystalline rock
Marble that comes from Kilkenny is amber in colour
Marble was once quartzite
Joints in limestone are horizontal cracks
Limestone is easily weathered
chalk is made from sandstone
The Wicklow Mountains are mostly made up of granite rock