WorksheetsKarst Landscape
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is a Karst Landscape?
A distinctive landscape made of bare limestone and formed by coastal erosion
A distinctive landscape made of bare granite and formed by mechanical weathering
A distinctive landscape made of bare sandstone and formed by chemical weathering
A distinctive landscape made of limestone and formed by chemical weathering
Where would you find an example of a Karst landscape in Ireland?
The Wicklow Mountains
The Giant's Causeway, Co Antrim
The Burren, Co Clare
Achill Island, Co Mayo
Which type of weathering creates a Karst landscape?
Chemical weathering
Mechanical weathering
Which specific process of weathering is responsible for creating the landforms found in a Karst landscape?
Filtration
Freeze Thaw Action
Carbonation
Saltation
Limestone is made up of
mica
calcium carbonate
quartz
feldspar
A swallow hole is an example of
an undergound Karst feature
a surface Karst feature
Look at the image and select the correct statement...
The icicle-like features hanging from the roof of the cave are stalagmites and the ones on the floor are stalactites
The icicle-like features hanging from the roof of the cave are stalactites and the ones on the floor are stalagmites
What is produced when rainwater mixes with carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere?
calcium carbonate
a weak carbonic acid
calcite
A cavern is bigger than a cave
True
False
Limestone pavement is made up of clints and grikes
True
False
A is a grike and B is a clint
A is a clint and B is a grike
When a stalactite and and stalagmite join together they form a ....
Statue
Pillar
Pole
Calcite
The word Karst comes from a limestone region in Slovenia
True
False
