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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the chemical formula of calcium carbonateCa2CO3Ca(CO)3CaCO3CaCO
- 2. Multiple Choice
Limestone is composed mainly of a mineral called calcium carbonate.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Limestone is NOT usually formed under water.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Limestone is an impermeable rock.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Limestone can be slowly dissolved by rainwater or groundwater.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
This feature is formed when calcium carbonate is deposited on the ceiling of a cave.
stalagmite
sink hole
stalactite
pillar
- 7. Multiple Choice
This feature is formed when the roof of an underground cavern collapses.
stalagmite
sink hole
stalactite
pillar
- 8. Multiple Choice
This feature is formed when calcium carbonate is deposited on the floor of a cave.
stalagmite
sink hole
stalactite
pillar
- 9. Multiple Choice
When a stalactite and a stalagmite meet they form a new feature known as a:
cave
stalactomite
cockpit
pillar
- 10. Multiple Choice
Sometimes a large underground hollow or passage called a _________ is formed as water wears away limestone.
underground river
cave
cockpit
karst landscape
- 11. Multiple Choice
The name given to the distinctive landscapes which form in limestone areas is:
cockpits
sinkholes
cave systems
karst
- 12. Multiple Choice
A large area with many small hills and depressions which forms in limestone is known as:
cockpits
cave systems
sink holes
karst
- 13. Multiple Choice
Cockpit Country is found where
Jamaica
Barbados
Bahamas
Trinidad
- 14. Multiple Choice
Harrison's Cave is found in which Caribbean Island?
Bermuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Barbuda
- 15. Multiple Choice
Sometimes in Limestone Regions Rivers disappear underground.
True
False
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat dissolves limestone to form caves?carbon dioxidecarbonic acid
- 17. Multiple Choice
Chemical name for limestone....
Calcium carbonate
Calcium oxide
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium chloride
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the name for landscapes of exposed limestone?
pavements
footpaths
lanes
grykes
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the name for the gaps in limestone landscapes?
Dolines
pillars
clints
grykes
- 20. Multiple Choice
What are the large sections of limestone blocks called?
stalagmite
stalactite
grykes
clints
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is most likely found beneath limestone landscapes?
Caves and underground rivers/streams
granite
dry valley
dolines
- 22. Multiple Choice
Dolines are...
When small caves collapse, leaving indentations on the surface
Another name for caves
Lines between limestone slabs
Lines of weathering on the surface
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the term for rivers returning to the surface in limestone landscapes?
suring rivers
emergence
remergence
resurgence
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is a dry valley?
Limestone valleys formed during glacial periods, the rivers have now disappeared when climate warmed
When small caves are formed on the surface of limestone landscapes
In warm areas where the river has stopped flowing
Where a river re-emerges
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of rock most likely contains fossils?sedimentaryigneousmetamorphicall of the above
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of rock is limestone?igneoussedimentarymetamorphic
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