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6. The south-eastern UK 's geology is...

  • Mainly metamorphic and sedimentary that form highland landscapes.
  • Mainly soft sedimentary that form highland landscapes.
  • Mainly soft sedimentary that form lowland landscapes.
  • All igneous that forms lowland landscapes.

7. What are sedimentary rocks?

  • They are formed in layers called beds. They often contain fossils.
  • They are hard and formed of crystals.
  • Rocks formed when lava flows cool.
  • Formed by great heat and pressure.

8. The north-western UK's geology is...

  • All igneous that forms lowland landscapes.
  • Mainly soft sedimentary that form lowland landscapes.
  • Mainly hard igneous and metamorphic rocks that form upland landscapes.
  • Mainly metamorphic and sedimentary that form highland landscapes.

9. What type of rocks are granite and basalt?

  • Sendimentary
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Igneuos

10. What are igneuos rocks?

  • They are hard and formed of crystals, so they are resistant to erosion. They are usually impermeable.
  • They are made up of calcium carbonate and susceptible to chemical weathering.
  • They are formed from mudstone at concergent slate boundaries.
  • Is made up of sand-sized grains cemented together.

11. What type of rock are schist and slate?

  • Metamorphic
  • Igneous
  • Lava rocks.
  • Sedimentary

12. The UK's relationship with plate tectonics caused...

  • Mountains in the North and giant faults in rocks causing lava in the south.
  • Giant mountains everywhere.
  • Mass amounts of lava in the North due to faults, and mountains in the south.
  • Nothing happened.

13. How has the UK been affected by human settlement?

  • Highland landscaped in thesouth are more altered as they are easier to build on.
  • Lowland landscapes in the north are more altered as they are easier to build on.
  • Lowland landscapes in the south are more altered as they are easier to build on.
  • Highland landscaped in the north are more altered as they are easier to build on.

14. What is weathering?

  • When rock fragments break off due to the elements.
  • Differnt types of weather.
  • Another word for eroision.