Easier GCSE Foundation tier level m/c Quiz on THE CHEMISTRY and USES of LIMESTONE

Which is chemically called calcium carbonate? [lc-1]
1. limestone
2. quicklime
3. slaked lime
4. soda
Which is chemically called calcium oxide? [lc-2]
1. limestone
2. quicklime
3. slaked lime
4. soda
Which is chemically called calcium hydroxide? [lc-3]
1. limestone
2. quicklime
3. slaked lime
4. soda
Which of the following is chemically called sodium carbonate? [lc-4]
1. limestone
2. quicklime
3. slaked lime
4. soda
Which of the following is TRUE about limestone? [lc-9]
1. it is a sedimentary rock
2. it weathers too easily to be used as a building material
3. it can't neutralise acid soils
4. it will not thermally decompose on heating in a bunsen flame
Which of the following is TRUE about limestone? [lc-10]
1. it is a metamorphic rock
2. it weathers more easily than many rocks but is quarried for use as a building material
3. it can't neutralise acid soils
4. it will not thermally decompose on heating in a bunsen flame
Which of the following is TRUE about limestone? [lc-11]
1. it is a metamorphic rock
2. it weathers too easily to be used as a building material
3. it will neutralise acid soils
4. it will not thermally decompose on heating in a bunsen flame
Which of the following is TRUE about limestone? [lc-12]
1. it is an igneous rock
2. it weathers too easily to be used as a building material
3. it can't neutralise acid soils
4. it will thermally decompose on heating in a bunsen flame
Which of the following is the way the useful material cement is made? [lc-13]
1. heating together limestone and clay
2. mixing lime, water, sand and gravel
3. heating limestone with sand and 'soda' (sodium carbonate)
4. heating limestone, cooling and adding water
Which is the way the useful material concrete is made? [lc-14]
1. heating together limestone and clay
2. mixing cement, water, sand and gravel
3. heating limestone with sand and 'soda' (sodium carbonate)
4. heating limestone, cooling and adding water
Which is the way the useful material glass is made? [lc-15]
1. heating together limestone and clay
2. mixing cement, water, sand and gravel
3. heating limestone with sand and 'soda' (sodium carbonate)
4. heating limestone, cooling and adding water
Which is the way the useful material slaked lime is made? [lc-16]
1. heating together limestone and clay
2. mixing cement, water, sand and gravel
3. heating limestone with sand and 'soda' (sodium carbonate)
4. heating limestone, cooling and adding water
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-17]
1. slaked lime is used to neutralise soil that is too acid
2. the limekiln reaction is: limestone ==> slaked lime + carbon dioxide
3. limestone is not readily weathered because it does not readily react with acid rain
4. calcium oxide + water ==> quicklime
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-18]
1. slaked lime is too slow reacting to neutralise soil that is too acid
2. the limekiln reaction is: limestone ==> quicklime + carbon dioxide
3. limestone is not readily weathered because it does not readily react with acid rain
4. calcium oxide + water ==> quicklime
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-19]
1. slaked lime is too slow reacting to neutralise soil that is too acid
2. the limekiln reaction is: limestone ==> slaked lime + carbon dioxide
3. limestone is readily weathered because it readily reacts with acid rain
4. calcium oxide + water ==> quicklime
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-20]
1. slaked lime is too slow reacting to neutralise soil that is too acid
2. the limekiln reaction is: limestone ==> slaked lime + carbon dioxide
3. limestone is not readily weathered because it does not readily react with acid rain
4. calcium oxide + water ==> slaked lime
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-21]
1. calcium carbonate is used to remove acidic impurities in making iron
2. magnesium carbonate will not decompose when heated to form magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide
3. calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, is made up of 4 elements
4. the test for carbon dioxide is to bubble the gas through calcium sulfate solution
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-22]
1. calcium carbonate will not remove acidic impurities in making iron
2. magnesium carbonate will decompose when heated to form magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide
3. calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, is made up of 4 elements
4. the test for carbon dioxide is to bubble the gas through calcium sulfate solution
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-23]
1. calcium carbonate will not remove acidic impurities in making iron
2. magnesium carbonate will not decompose when heated to form magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide
3. calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, is made up of 3 elements
4. the test for carbon dioxide is to bubble the gas through calcium chloride solution
Which of the following is TRUE? [lc-24]
1. calcium carbonate will not remove acidic impurities in making iron
2. magnesium carbonate will not decompose when heated to form magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide
3. calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, is made up of 2 elements
4. the test for carbon dioxide is to bubble the gas through calcium hydroxide solution
Which of these dissolved in water forms 'limewater'? [lc-25]
1. calcium hydroxide
2. calcium carbonate
3. calcium chloride
4. calcium sulfate
Limestone, rock type F is? [lc-26]
1. a mixture of sedimentary and metamorphic
2. sedimentary
3. igneous
4. metamorphic
The use G of the limestone powder is most likely to be? [lc-27]
1. whitewash on a house
2. an insecticide spray
3. neutralising soil that is too acid for healthy plant growth
4. neutralising a strong alkali spillage on roads
The use H of limestone lumps is most likely to be? [lc-28]
1. neutralising a strong alkali spillage on roads
2. ships ballast
3. neutralising soil that is too acid for healthy plant growth
4. building material
The useful material I, from J/K and clay is called? [lc-29]
1. cement
2. glass
3. quicklime
4. slaked lime
The useful material M, made from limestone, sand and L, is called? [lc-30]
1. cement
2. glass
3. quicklime
4. slaked lime
The useful material O from heating limestone is called? [lc-31]
1. cement
2. glass
3. quicklime
4. slaked lime
The useful material P/Q made from calcium oxide (O/W) by adding water is called? [lc-32]
1. cement
2. glass
3. quicklime
4. slaked lime
In the reaction from R to J/K, the chemical name for S is? [lc-36]
1. calcium carbonate
2. sodium carbonate (soda)
3. sulfur dioxide
4. carbon dioxide
The chemical name for J/K is? [lc-37]
1. calcium carbonate
2. sodium carbonate (soda)
3. sulfur dioxide
4. carbon dioxide
In the change from J/K to M, the chemical name for L is? [lc-38]
1. calcium carbonate
2. sodium carbonate (soda)
3. sulfur dioxide
4. carbon dioxide
The type of chemical change U from P/Q to G is? [lc-39]
1. precipitation
2. endothermic
3. neutralisation
4. thermal decomposition
The type of chemical change N from J/K to O/W is? [lc-40]
1. precipitation
2. exothermic
3. neutralisation
4. thermal decomposition
The type of chemical change from O/W to P/Q by adding water is? [lc-43]
1. precipitation
2. thermal decomposition
3. exothermic
4. neutralisation
Which rock is most likely to fizz the most when put in acid? [lc-45]
1. limestone
2. sandstone
3. basalt
4. granite
Which gas is given off when limestone reacts with acid? [lc-46]
1. carbon monoxide
2. carbon dioxide
3. sulfur dioxide
4. nitrogen dioxide
To make lime from limestone in industry, it is heated in a? [lc-50]
1. platinum crucible
2. rotary kiln
3. boiler
4. distillation flask
Which of the following best describes the formation of limestone? [lc-55]
1. molten lava flowing into the sea and rapidly cooling to a solid
2. the effect of heat and pressure on sandstone containing fossils, deep in the Earth's crust
3. 'shelly' deposits of marine organisms, settling on the seabed, buried and compressed
4. layers of mud laid down in lakes and seas, buried and compressed in the crust
Which gas is formed when limestone is heated? [lc-56]
1. carbon monoxide
2. hydrogen
3. sulfur dioxide
4. carbon dioxide
Which gas is formed when zinc carbonate is thermally decomposed? [lc-57]
1. carbon dioxide
2. oxygen
3. hydrogen
4. sulfur dioxide
Which is formed when a particular acid reacts with limestone? [lc-58]
1. calcium carbonate
2. calcium chloride
3. calcium hydroxide
4. calcium oxide
Which is formed from lime and water? [lc-59]
1. calcium carbonate
2. calcium chloride
3. calcium hydroxide
4. calcium oxide
Which is formed when limestone is heated? [lc-60]
1. calcium carbonate
2. calcium chloride
3. calcium hydroxide
4. calcium oxide
Which is a use of slaked lime? [lc-61]
1. neutralise soil that is too acid for good plant growth
2. added to concrete mix to make it stronger on setting
3. heated commercially to make quicklime
4. mixed with clay to make cement
To which kind of field soil should a farmer add powdered limestone? [lc-62]
1. alkaline soil
2. acidic soil
3. sandy soil
4. chalky soil
Which means 'a compound split into simpler substances by heat'? [lc-63]
1. exothermic
2. evaporation
3. thermal decomposition
4. neutralisation
Which of the following is a 'thermal decomposition'? [lc-70]
1. limestone ==> quicklime
2. quicklime ==> slaked lime
3. slaked lime ==> limewater
4. limewater ==> limestone
Which of the following is done by adding water without dissolving? [lc-71]
1. limestone ==> quicklime
2. quicklime ==> slaked lime
3. slaked lime ==> limewater
4. limewater ==> limestone
Which of the following processes involves 'dissolving'? [lc-72]
1. limestone ==> quicklime
2. quicklime ==> slaked lime
3. slaked lime ==> limewater
4. limewater ==> limestone
Which of the following processes is caused by bubbling in carbon dioxide gas? [lc-73]
1. limestone ==> quicklime
2. quicklime ==> slaked lime
3. slaked lime ==> limewater
4. limewater ==> limestone
Which of the following processes involves the formation of a precipitate? [lc-74]
1. limestone ==> quicklime
2. quicklime ==> slaked lime
3. slaked lime ==> limewater
4. limewater ==> limestone
Cement is made by heating limestone with? [lc-75]
1. clay
2. sand
3. 'soda' (sodium carbonate)
4. water
Glass is made by heating limestone with 'soda' and ? [lc-76]
1. clay
2. sand
3. cement
4. water
Glass is made by heating limestone with sand and? [lc-77]
1. clay
2. cement
3. 'soda' (sodium carbonate)
4. water