Daily Warm-Up: Karst Topography

Which Virginia province has karst topography?

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

Karst topography is an area that has

• lots of mountains

• many lakes

• caves and sinkholes

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Caves and sinkholes occur because

• acid rain weathers rock over time

• magma pushes its way through the rock forming holes

• Water wears away the rock forming caves

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Rock that is very likely to easily weather is

• igneous - granite

• sedimentary - limestone

• metamorphic - gneiss

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Limestone and dolomite are mostly composed of the mineral ________ which is soft and weathers easily.

• quartz

• calcite

• sulfur

One problem karst topography presents to groundwater is that it can easily contaminate well water for thousands of people from spills or leaks in the ground.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

A landscape underlain by limestone which has been eroded by dissolution, producing springs, sinkholes, caves and aquifers.

• landform

• karst

• Topography

• Aquifer

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

A layer of porous and permeable material such as sand,gravel, limestone, through which water flows and is stored.

• Sinkhole

• Limestone

• Aquifer

• Cave

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

According to the Karst map, in which of the following states would sinkholes be extremely rare?

• North Dakota

• Texas

• Florida

• Missouri

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This feature is formed when the roof of an underground cavern collapses.

• stalagmite

• sink hole

• stalactite

• pillar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2