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