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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Rocks and minerals

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  1. Question 1· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    A vertical sheet of igneous rock that cuts across the layers of older rocks is

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  2. Question 2· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Rocks formed from layers of deposited material are

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  3. Question 3· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Quartzite is a metamorphic rock formed from

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  4. Question 4· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Limestone is quarried in Nigeria at

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  5. Question 5· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Slate is formed by the metamorphism of

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  6. Question 6· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    A batholith is

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  7. Question 7· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Igneous rocks formed when magma cools below the Earth's surface are called

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  8. Question 8· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed mainly from

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  9. Question 9· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Granite is an example of

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  10. Question 10· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Marble is formed from

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  12. Question 12· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Rocks formed from lava cooling quickly at the surface usually have

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  13. Question 13· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Marble is formed from the metamorphism of

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  14. Question 14· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Basalt is an igneous rock formed when

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  15. Question 15· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Rocks are useful to man as sources of

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  16. Question 16· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    A horizontal sheet of igneous rock intruded between layers of sedimentary rock is

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  17. Question 17· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Marble is formed by the metamorphism of

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  18. Question 18· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Tin is mined in Nigeria mainly on the

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  19. Question 19· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

    Sedimentary rocks are formed by

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  20. Question 20· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

    Sandstone is formed by

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