GCSE CHEMISTRY - Revision Questions - Rocks - The Formation and Uses of Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

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Igneous Rocks
1	Give one Feature of Igneous Rocks.	Answer
2	Do Igneous Rocks contain Fossils?	Answer
3	What is Magma?	Answer
4	What type of Rock does the Mantle contain?	Answer
5	Name one Metal in the Core of the Earth.	Answer
6	Is the Inner Core of the Earth Solid or Liquid?	Answer
7	Is Basalt an Extrusive or Intrusive Igneous Rock?	Answer
8	Would Basalt have Large or Small Crystals?	Answer
9	Is Granite an Extrusive or Intrusive Igneous Rock?	Answer
10	Would Granite have Large or Small Crystals?	Answer

Sedimentary Rocks
11	What are Sediments?	Answer
12	Do Sediments Dissolve in Water?	Answer
13	Where have Sediments come from?	Answer
14	What is Exfoliation?	Answer
15	What is Freeze-thaw Weathering?	Answer
16	Is Erosion a Fast or Slow Process?	Answer
17	What is Transportation of Sediments?	Answer
18	What is Compaction?	Answer
19	What type of Rock will Sand produce?	Answer
20	Are Young Rocks usually on top or underneath Older Rocks?	Answer
21	What substance Cements Sediment Particles together?	Answer
22	Where has Limestone come from?	Answer
23	Which Chemical Compound is Limestone?	Answer
24	Is Coal a Sedimentary Rock?	Answer
25	Can Sedimentary Rocks contain Fossils?	Answer
26	How do Fossils form?	Answer
27	How can Fossils Date a Rock?	Answer

Metamorphic Rocks
28	What does Metamorphic mean?	Answer
29	Give two conditions needed to make Metamorphic Rock?	Answer
30	How does Contact Metamorphism happen?	Answer
31	How does Regional Metamorphism happen?	Answer
32	What happens to Metamorphic Rock if it is Melted?	Answer
33	What Gas is Released if Limestone is Melted?	Answer
34	Name one Metamorphic Rock apart from Marble.	Answer
35	What Rock has Marble formed from?	Answer
36	Which Chemical Compound is Marble?	Answer

Rocks - Products and Uses
37	Where do All Raw Materials come from?	Answer
38	Give one Use of Granite.	Answer
39	Give one Use of Powdered Limestone.	Answer
40	How can Limestone make Quicklime?	Answer
41	Which Chemical Compound is Quicklime?	Answer
42	How can Quicklime make Slaked Lime?	Answer
43	Which Chemical Compound is Slaked Lime?	Answer
44	Give one Use of Slaked Lime.	Answer
45	What is Powdered Limestone mixed with to make Cement?	Answer
46	What is Cement mixed with to make Concrete?	Answer
47	What is Limestone mixed with to make Glass?	Answer