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Weathering and Limestone Features

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the chemical formula of calcium carbonate
a)
Ca2CO3
b)
Ca(CO)3
c)
CaCO3
d)
CaCO
2.
General name of chemical that is mainly a building material and is quarried
a)
Limestone
b)
calcium oxide
c)
calcium hydroxide
d)
limewater
3.
Cement and sand together with water makes.
a)
mortar
b)
cement
c)
concrete
4.

Limestone is NOT usually formed under water.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Limestone is an impermeable rock.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Limestone can be slowly dissolved by rainwater or groundwater.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This feature is formed when calcium carbonate is deposited on the ceiling of a cave.

a)

stalagmite

b)

sink hole

c)

stalactite

d)

pillar

8.

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

a)

stalagmite

b)

sink hole

c)

stalactite

d)

pillar

9.

This feature is formed when calcium carbonate is deposited on the floor of a cave.

a)

stalagmite

b)

sink hole

c)

stalactite

d)

pillar

10.

When a stalactite and a stalagmite meet they form a new feature known as a:

a)

cave

b)

stalactomite

c)

cockpit

d)

pillar

11.

Sometimes a large underground hollow or passage called a _________ is formed as water wears away limestone.

a)

underground river

b)

cave

c)

cockpit

d)

karst landscape

12.

The name given to the distinctive landscapes which form in limestone areas is:

a)

cockpits

b)

sinkholes

c)

cave systems

d)

karst

13.

A large area with many small hills and depressions which forms in limestone is known as:

a)

cockpits

b)

cave systems

c)

sink holes

d)

karst

14.

Cockpit Country is found where

a)

Jamaica

b)

Barbados

c)

Bahamas

d)

Trinidad

15.

Harrison's Cave is found in which Caribbean Island?

a)

Bermuda

b)

Bahamas

c)

Barbados

d)

Barbuda

16.

Sometimes in Limestone Regions Rivers disappear underground.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
What dissolves limestone to form caves? 
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
carbonic acid
18.

Chemical name for limestone....

a)

Calcium carbonate

b)

Calcium oxide

c)

Calcium hydroxide

d)

Calcium chloride

19.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

Animals scratching while burrowing

b)

Rain breaking down rock

c)

Wind blowing away sediment

d)

Waves depositing sand out in the ocean

20.

process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

21.

process that breaks down rocks and changes the composition

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

22.
Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
23.

oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

24.
animals break up the ground by burrowing
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
25.

acidic ground water eats away limestone in caves

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

26.

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The process of depositing rocks in a new location.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

29.

The process of moving rocks or sediments.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

30.

What type of rock is limestone?

a)

lime

b)

non-porous

c)

sedimentary

d)

physical

31.

What evidence is there that limestone is this type of rock?

a)

made of soil

b)

made of fossils/sediments

c)

made of salt

d)

made of carbon dioxide

32.

Which two of these statements is correct?

a)

limestone is Crystalline

b)

limestone is porous

c)

limestone is living

d)

limestone is fragmental

33.

Where can limestone be formed?

a)

cold,deep and dim water

b)

hot,very deep and clear water

c)

warm,shallow and clear water

d)

normal shallow water

34.

Which of these is a form of limestone

a)

chalk

b)

slate

c)

granite

d)

soil

35.

How are Karst landscapes created?

a)

When water touches impermeable rock

b)

When acidic water dissolves soluble bedrock

c)

When diluted water dissolves bedrock

d)

When water moves through clay surfaces

36.
What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?
a)
climate and mass of rock
b)
climate and size of rock
c)
type of rock and size of rock
d)
type of rock and climate
37.

which landscape is this?

a)

Cockpit Karst

b)

Pinnacle Karst

c)

Tower Karst

38.

Which landscape is this?

a)

Tower Karst

b)

Cockpit Karst

c)

Dolines

d)

Limestone Pavement

39.

What is the main theories explaining the formation of cockpit (CONE) karst?

a)

Cave formation and collapse

b)

Undercutting and slope retreat

c)

Tectonic uplift, dissolution of limestone by vertical erosion.

40.

TOWER karst is the later stage in landform evolution from COCKPIT/cone Karst....

a)

YES

b)

NO

41.

When water mixes with carbon dioxide, what solution is formed?

a)

Carbonic acid

b)

Calcite

c)

Calcium carbonate

42.

Limestone is formed above the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

43.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
44.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
45.
Your teacher filled a box with sand. She put a fan at one end and turned the fan on. The sand was blown to the opposite side of the box and collected at that side. What processes was the teacher demonstrating?
a)
Weathering and erosion
b)
Weathering and deposition
c)
Erosion and deposition
d)
Chemical and mechanical weathering
46.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
47.

What is the name for landscapes of exposed limestone?

a)

pavements

b)

footpaths

c)

lanes

d)

grykes

48.

What is the name for the gaps in limestone landscapes?

a)

Dolines

b)

pillars

c)

clints

d)

grykes

49.

What are the large sections of limestone blocks called?

a)

stalagmite

b)

stalactite

c)

grykes

d)

clints

50.

What is most likely found beneath limestone landscapes?

a)

Caves and underground rivers/streams

b)

granite

c)

dry valley

d)

dolines

51.

Dolines are...

a)

When small caves collapse, leaving indentations on the surface

b)

Another name for caves

c)

Lines between limestone slabs

d)

Lines of weathering on the surface

52.

What is the term for rivers returning to the surface in limestone landscapes?

a)

suring rivers

b)

emergence

c)

remergence

d)

resurgence

53.

What is a dry valley?

a)

Limestone valleys formed during glacial periods, the rivers have now disappeared when climate warmed

b)

When small caves are formed on the surface of limestone landscapes

c)

In warm areas where the river has stopped flowing

d)

Where a river re-emerges

54.
Which type of rock most likely contains fossils?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
all of the above
55.

A swallow hole is an example of

a)

an undergound Karst feature

b)

a surface Karst feature

56.

A cavern is bigger than a cave

a)

True

b)

False

57.
a)

A is a grike and B is a clint

b)

A is a clint and B is a grike

58.

What is a Karst Landscape?

a)

A distinctive landscape made of bare limestone and formed by coastal erosion

b)

A distinctive landscape made of bare granite and formed by mechanical weathering

c)

A distinctive landscape made of bare sandstone and formed by chemical weathering

d)

A distinctive landscape made of limestone and formed by chemical weathering

59.
How does sedimentary rock usually form?
a)
Vertically
b)
Diagonally
c)
Folding
d)
Horizontally
60.

Limestone pavement is made up of clints and grikes

a)

True

b)

False

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