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Limestone Scenery 03

Explore how limestone landscapes form. This KS3 Geography quiz looks at rocks, fossils and past climates to show how Britain’s position on Earth has changed.

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Fascinating Fact:

Limestone was formed from the remains of sea creatures that settled on the seabed in shallow tropical seas, showing that Britain was once much further south than it is today.

In KS3 Geography, limestone scenery is studied as part of rocks, weathering and landscapes. Pupils investigate how rainwater dissolves limestone to create pavements, gorges, caves and dry valleys.

Key Terms

Limestone: A sedimentary rock made mainly of calcium carbonate from the shells and skeletons of sea creatures.
Carboniferous limestone: An older, hard limestone formed in warm shallow seas hundreds of millions of years ago.
Permeable: A type of rock that lets water pass through its cracks, joints and bedding planes.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How is limestone formed in geography?

Limestone forms when the remains of sea creatures build up on the seabed, are compacted into layers and then cemented together by calcium carbonate over millions of years.

What landforms are found in limestone scenery KS3?

Typical limestone landforms include limestone pavements, swallow holes, dry valleys, gorges, caves and features inside caves such as stalactites and stalagmites.

Why does water disappear underground in limestone areas?

In limestone areas, water sinks into joints and bedding planes because the rock is permeable. Over time, solution enlarges these pathways so streams can flow underground through caves.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Water disappears underground through what?

Loop holes

Pigeon holes

Sparrow holes

Swallow holes

Sometimes called sink holes

2 .

As well as chemical weathering, Carboniferous limestone can be weathered by freeze…?

Bake

Melt

Split

Thaw

Water freezes and expands to widen the cracks

3 .

Vertical cracks in limestone have what name?

Crevasses

Joints

Ruptures

Vents

These are cracks that formed as the sediments turned into rock

4 .

Cracks in limestone pavements are called what?

Dykes

Grackles

Gripes

Grykes

It is sometimes spelled as grike. Grykes can sometimes be as wide as half a metre but are often narrower

5 .

Rainwater reacts with carbon dioxide to form which acid that attacks limestone?

Carbonic acid

Formic acid

Nitric acid

Sulfuric acid

Surface streams on limestone are mildly acidic due to this acid

6 .

What process causes calcium carbonate deposits in caverns?

Distillation

Evaporation

Fermentation

Hydration

As a drop of water evaporates, it cannot hold as much dissolved material

7 .

What type of stream results from water reappearing above ground?

Recalcitrant

Rejuvenant

Resplendent

Resurgent

In the winter, the river Lathkill in Derbyshire is fed by a large resurgent stream in a cave in the side of its valley. During the summer, the cave is dry and the upper part of the river disappears as well. The summer resurgent is much less spectacular and is spread over a distance of several hundred metres

8 .

What is another name for limestone landscapes?

Horst

Karst

Schist

Wurst

Originally the name of a limestone region in Slovenia

9 .

Which of the following is often used as part of the name of a small stream in a limestone area?

Beck

Ria

Tarn

Trickle

If you visit the Yorkshire Dales, you might cross or walk beside such streams as Tang Hall Beck or Osbaldwick Beck!

10 .

Stalactites and stalagmites may join to form what?

Branches

Columns

Spines

Trunks

In very old caves, there are some spectacular examples of columns

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

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