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Quarrying
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Q.1
How are materials usually transported from UK quarries?
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By rail
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By bus
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In sacks loaded on pick-up trucks
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In trucks
Q.2
Which of the following could be destroyed when a quarry is opened?
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Farmland
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Wildlife habitat
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Housing
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All of the above
Q.3
Which statement about quarrying is correct?
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Working quarries contribute to the local economy
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Working quarries are a good tourist attraction for a rural area
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Working quarries attract wildlife to an era
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Quarries have an unlimited life
Q.4
Quarried material is obtained by blasting. True or false?
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Yes, it's true, all quarrying involves blasting
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No, it's false, quarrying never involves the use of explosives
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Yes, it's often but not always true, in a lot of quarries, blasting is used
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It is impossible to know whether it is true or false
Q.5
Which of the following is not obtained by quarrying?
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Iron ore
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Rocks for making cement
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Trees for making wooden beams for building
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Sand
Q.6
What is quarry restoration?
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Providing meals for the quarry workers
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Storing waste material within the quarry
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Improving the quarry environment
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Enlarging the size of the quarry
Q.7
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of quarrying?
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Rural areas benefit from better access
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Removes agricultural land
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Noise disturbs wildlife
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More local heavy traffic
Q.8
Where are quarries usually situated?
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In the CBD of a city
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On the edge of a city
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In the countryside
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At the seaside
Q.9
How do stone quarries reduce air pollution?
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Use traditional ways of extracting rocks instead of using explosives
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Spray water over the material being loaded
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Cover the whole quarry with a roof
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Filter the air leaving the quarry
Q.10
How can stone quarries create air pollution?
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Blasting
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Loading trucks
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Exhaust fumes
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All of the above
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