wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Daily Warm-Up: Karst Topography

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Virginia province has karst topography?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

2.

Karst topography is an area that has

a)

lots of mountains

b)

many lakes

c)

caves and sinkholes

3.

Caves and sinkholes occur because

a)

acid rain weathers rock over time

b)

magma pushes its way through the rock forming holes

c)

Water wears away the rock forming caves

4.

Rock that is very likely to easily weather is

a)

igneous - granite

b)

sedimentary - limestone

c)

metamorphic - gneiss

5.

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

a)

quartz

b)

calcite

c)

sulfur

6.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

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

a)

landform

b)

karst

c)

Topography

d)

Aquifer

8.

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

a)

Sinkhole

b)

Limestone

c)

Aquifer

d)

Cave

9.

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

a)

North Dakota

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Missouri

10.

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

a)

stalagmite

b)

sink hole

c)

stalactite

d)

pillar

11.
What dissolves limestone to form caves? 
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
carbonic acid
12.

Select the map that shows the Valley and Ridge region.

a)
b)
c)
d)