Chemical Weathering By Rain Flashcards

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Carbonation

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Water passes through the atmosphere taken carbon dioxide with it becoming weak carbonic acid. The acid reacts with the calcium carbonate in the limestone

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Permeable

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Limestone is permeable, water passes through it. It passes through vertical joints and bedding plates

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Grikes

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Deep grooves in the rock, were narrow, widened by weathering

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Clints

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Blocks of limestone separating grikes

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Stalactites

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Slender columns of calcite which hang from the roof of the cave

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Stalagmites

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Thick columns of calcite which form in the floor directly under stalactites

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Attractions of the burren

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Geographers study the limestone features
Potholers and cavers explore the underground cave systems
Botantists and other naturalists examine the rear plants
Tourist admire the unusual karst scenery

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Burren

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A limestone area in Co. Clare. Unusual scenery, weathered by water

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