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Limestone Scenery 3
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Limestone Scenery 3

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The Peak District has a large limestone area. Limestone is partially soluble, especially in acid, and therefore forms many erosional landforms. These include limestone sidewalks, pot holes, cenotes, caves and gorges.

Have a go at our third science quiz on Limestone Scenery.

1 .
Water disappears underground through what?
Choke holes
Gulp holes
Loop holes
Swallow holes
Sometimes called sink holes
2 .
What do we call a small stream in a limestone area?
Beck
Ria
Tarn
Trickle
3 .
What process causes calcium carbonate deposits in caverns?
Distillation
Evaporation
Fermentation
Hydration
4 .
Stalactites and stalagmites may join to form what?
Branches
Columns
Spines
Trunks
5 .
What is another name for limestone landscapes?
Horst
Karst
Schist
Wurst
Originally the name of a limestone region in Slovenia
6 .
Cracks in limestone sidewalks are called what?
Dykes
Grackles
Gripes
Grykes
7 .
Vertical cracks in limestone have what name?
Crevasses
Joints
Ruptures
Vents
8 .
Limestone can be weathered by freeze…?
Bake
Melt
Split
Thaw
Water freezes and expands to widen the cracks
9 .
Rainwater reacts with carbon dioxide to form which acid that attacks limestone?
Carbonic acid
Formic acid
Nitric acid
Sulphuric acid
Surface streams on limestone are mildly acidic
10 .
What type of stream results from water reappearing above ground?
Recalcitrant
Rejuvenant
Resplendent
Resurgent
Author:  Jan Crompton

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