Karst Landscapes

Question 1

Solution

Answer 1

occurs when water that contains carbonic acid dissolves permable limestone

Question 2

Grike

Answer 2

Vertical crack that develops along a joint in the limestone

Question 3

Clint

Answer 3

a section of a limestone pavement that is separated from grikes

Question 4

karren

Answer 4

small hollow that forms due to chemical weathering on surface of limestone clint

Question 5

Fluting

Answer 5

also occurs if weathered hollows runs off the edge of the clints

Question 6

Dolines

Answer 6

enclosed hollows that occur on surface of limestone pavement usually bc cave roof has collapsed

Question 7

Turloughs (Disappearing lakes)

Answer 7

seasonal lakes that can appear and disappear in hollows in karst region

Question 8

Limestone Terraces

Answer 8

Small cliffs mark the end of each terrace

Question 9

zone of saturation

Answer 9

an area of soil or rock below the level of the water table where all spaces are filled with water

Question 10

Speleothems

Answer 10

Another word for dripstone features

Question 11

Carbonation

Answer 11

Rainwater mixes with Co2 to form weak carbonic acid which dissolves permable limestone rock