Rocks NHTW GCSE

What is the definition of "Distribution" in geography?

• The study of rocks

• The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area

• A rock that has formed from sediment

• The process that breaks down rocks

What type of rock is formed from solidified magma or lava?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Schist

Which rock is known to be a white sedimentary rock?

• Basalt

• Granite

• Chalk

• Slate

What is the study of rocks called?

• Geology

• Climatology

• Meteorology

• Biology

What are the special features or qualities that make something different from other things?

• Geology

• Characteristics

• Weathering

• Settlement

What is an area of high land, like hills or mountains, called?

• Lowland

• Upland

• Settlement

• Coniferous plantation

What is the process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface into smaller pieces?

• Glacial processes

• Weathering

• Agriculture

• Settlement

What are the ways glaciers move and change the land called?

• Climatological processes

• Glacial processes

• Past tectonic processes

• Post glacial river and slope processes

What refers to the movements of Earth's plates long ago that shaped the land?

• Climatological processes

• Weathering

• Past tectonic processes

• Agriculture

What is the practice of farming, which includes growing crops and raising animals for food, clothing, and other products?

• Settlement

• Agriculture

• Distribution

• Coniferous plantation