Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using limestone as a building material?
  • It is abundant
  • It is environmentally friendly
  • It is relatively easy to cut
  • It is a natural material
Pick the correct combination of negative aspects of quarrying for limestone.
  • Jobs for the local community; increased traffic in the area; destruction of habitats; dust on roads/in air
  • Noisy; destruction of habitats; dust on roads/in air; improved local transport links
  • Destruction of habitats; noisy; visual pollution; increased traffic in the area
  • Increased traffic in the area; improved local transport links; jobs for the local community; increase in local trade
Limestone is a fairly common rock in the UK. How was it formed?
  • By volcanoes
  • By heat and pressure under the ground
  • From the remains of dead sea creatures
  • From molten rock
Limestone is sometimes spread on fields and lakes. Why?
  • To improve the water/soil aeration
  • To help fish breathe
  • To make the soil better
  • To neutralize acidic soil or water
Limestone is made into cement by heating with powdered clay. Cement can be mixed with water, sand and crushed rock. What building material does this produce?
  • Concrete
  • Cement
  • Glass
  • Mortar
Powdered limestone can be heated to very high temperatures with sand and sodium carbonate to make another building material. This is called...
  • concrete
  • cement
  • glass
  • mortar
Which of the following is NOT an advantage that concrete has over raw limestone as a building material?
  • It can be reinforced using steel rods to make it stronger
  • It can be mixed on site
  • It is easy to cut into blocks
  • It is less prone to chemical weathering
Cement is mixed with sand and water to produce...
  • concrete
  • cement
  • glass
  • mortar
Which of the following is NOT a direct use for limestone?
  • Making cement
  • Making concrete
  • Making glass
  • Making drainpipes
What type of rock is limestone?
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary
  • Igneous
  • Metamentary
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