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Name two materials extracted in the Tara Mines?
Lead and Zinc
Where is the Tara Mines located?
Navan, Co.Meath
Explain an environmental impact of shaft mining
Dust is released into atmosphere-bad for health
Explain one social impact of quarrying
Noise pollution as large diggers and cranes break up large amounts of rock
What type of rock is the Taj Mahal made of?
Marble
Name two materials extracted from underground resovoirs by drills
Oil and Gas
What type of rock is this?
Granite
What is a mineral
Inorganic materials meaning they do not come from plants/animals. They are a natural resource
Name the 3 ways humans extract rock
Drilling, Quarrying and Shaft mining
Where in Ireland would you find Basalt
The Giants Causeway in Antrim
What is the Burren in Co.Clare?
A karst lanscape made of Limestone
Name two types of Sedimentary rocks
Limestone and Sandstone
Name one use of Limestone rock
Building roads, momuments, agricultural lime for farming
Explain how Metamorpic rock is formed
etamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are changed by great heat and pressure
Explain how sedimentary rocks form
Sedimentary rocks form when pieces of other rocks, plants, and animals are pressed and cemented together and build up in layers called strata over time.
Name one location in Ireland where you can find marble
Connemara, Co.Galway
What type of rock is quartzite?
Metamorphic
Explain how Igneous Rock forms
Igneous rocks form when hot, melted rock (magma or lava) cools down and becomes solid.
Name one example of Igneous rock
Granite/Basalt
Name the 3 Rock Groups
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
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