ROCK - FINAL REVISION

Which rocks are commonly used (thường đc sử dụng) for construction materials (vật liệu xây dựng) due to their strength, decorative appeal (chất lượng để trang trí), and insulation (cách nhiệt) properties (đặc tính)?

• Sandstone (đá sa thạch) and shale (đá phiến sét)

• Granite, limestone (đá vôi), and slate

• Marble and gypsum (thạch cao)

• Basalt and coal (than đá)

What is cement (xi măng) made from?

• Sand and gravel (sỏi)

• Limestone (đá vôi) and clays (đất sét)

• Granite and feldspar

• Marble (đá cẩm thạch) and mica

Which materials are used to make tiles (gạch ngói), bricks (gạch), and bathroom pieces like sinks and toilets?

• Plaster (thạch cao) materials

• Granite

• Ceramic (gốm sứ) materials made of clay (đất sét)

• Sandstone (đá sa thạch)

Granite and marble are primarily (chủ yếu) used for which purpose (mục đích)?

• Construction (công trình) of roads

• Decoration such as sculptures (điêu khắc) and countertops (mặt bàn)

• Fuel (nhiên liệu) production

• Making pottery (đồ gốm)

Which of the following statements is true about the Great Pyramid (Kim Tự Tháp) of Giza?

• It was built mostly of granite

• It contains over 1,300,000 blocks of limestone (đá vôi)

• It is made of sandstone (đá sa thạch)

• It is decorated with marble (đá cẩm thạch)

Concrete (bê tông) is used for roads, bridges (cầu), dams (đập nước), and entire buildings.

• True

• False

Plaster (vữa thạch cao) is made of gypsum (thạch cao) and other ingredients and is used on exterior (ngoại thất) walls.

• True

• False

Coal (than đá) and oil are used in transportation (vận tải), industry (ngành công nghiệp), heating (sưởi ấm), and to produce electricity (điện).

• True

• False

The Roman aqueduct (hệ thống cống dẫn nước) in Segovia is made of limestone (đá vôi).

• True

• False

Plastics (nhựa) are made from oil.

• True

• False