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'Icicles' on the roof of a limestone cave have what name?

Limestone Scenery 01

Limestone landscapes are full of caves, cliffs and disappearing streams. This KS3 Geography quiz explores how limestone is formed, shaped by weathering and erosion, and used by people.

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Fascinating Fact:

In many limestone areas surface streams disappear underground, so the land above can look dry while water flows through caves and potholes below.

In KS3 Geography, you study how rocks shape the landscape. Limestone scenery includes steep cliffs, dry valleys and underground cave systems where slightly acidic rainwater has dissolved the rock over thousands of years.

Key Terms

Limestone: A sedimentary rock made mainly of calcium carbonate from shells and skeletons of sea creatures, which can be easily dissolved by acidic water.
Carbonation: A type of chemical weathering where carbonic acid in rainwater reacts with limestone and slowly dissolves it.
Karst landscape: An area with distinctive landforms such as sinkholes, caves and dry valleys created by the dissolution of limestone.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is limestone scenery in KS3 Geography?

Limestone scenery is a type of landscape formed on limestone rock, with features such as cliffs, pavements, sinkholes, caves and dry valleys created by weathering and erosion.

How is limestone formed as a rock?

Limestone is formed when tiny pieces of shell and skeletons from sea creatures build up on the sea bed, are buried, compacted and cemented over millions of years.

What landforms are found in limestone areas?

Limestone areas often have limestone pavements, swallow holes where streams disappear, underground caves with stalactites and stalagmites, gorges and steep scar cliffs.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Why do limestone areas usually have a dry surface?

Local villages use all the rainwater

Streams disappear underground

Surface water evaporates quickly

They have very low rainfall

This is why limestone has underground features like potholes and caves

2 .

Gaping Gill is an excellent example of what feature?

Gorge

Stalagmite

Swallow hole

Tufa screen

It's in North Yorkshire

3 .

Which area has spectacular limestone landscapes?

Dartmoor

Lake District

Snowdonia

Yorkshire Dales

The scenery is a big tourist attraction to the area. There are other ares of the UK in which Carboniferous limestone can be found

4 .

Which hobby is popular in limestone regions?

Parachuting

Potholing

Skiing

White water rafting

Rock climbing on limestone cliffs and walking through limestone scenery are also very popular

5 .

What type of rock is limestone?

Igneous

Metamorphic

Punk

Sedimentary

Thick sediments were squashed together over time

6 .

Bare rock outcrops are called limestone…what?

Kerbs

Pavements

Ridges

Shelves

Limestone pavement consists of clints and grykes but do you know which is which?

7 .

What is limestone made of?

Calcium carbonate

Calcium chloride

Calcium dioxide

Calcium sulfide

There are other materials in there too like particles of mud, but it is mainly calcium carbonate

8 .

During which of the following geological periods was limestone formed?

Cambrian

Carboniferous

Palaeocene

Permian

This is referred to as Carboniferous limestone and is the type that gives rise to spectacular landscape features. There is also limestone formed more recently during the Jurassic period, which is interesting in its own right but without the dramatic features of the Carboniferous limestone

9 .

Which of these words best describes limestone?

Impervious

Permafrost

Permeable

Volcanic

Permeable means it lets water through. It is permeable because it contains lots of cracks and rainwater can dissolve it, widening the cracks

10 .

'Icicles' on the roof of a limestone cave have what name?

Dolomites

Stalactites

Stalagmites

Stalinites

Formed from drops of water containing dissolved limestone. As the drops slowly evaporate, the dissolved limestone is precipitated out and so the stalactite slowly grows

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)