1. The name given to a region in which limestone formations dominate the scenery and topography is karst. In what country is the region that gives us this name? Hungary France Slovenia Germany

2. A prominent form of limestone weathering is the dissolution of limestone by acids. What is the acid primarily responsible for this? Hydrochloric acid Sulphuric acid Carbonic acid Hydric acid

3. Limestone is primarily comprised of which compound? Magnesium carbonate Calcium carbonate Calcium bicarbonate Calcium oxide

4. This term refers to a closed depression in a limestone area formed by dissolution of the limestone or collpase of a bedrock roof of a cave. Cupola Doline Swallow hole Uvala

5. Springs are common features of limestone areas. Resurgences and exsurgences are different than springs. True False

6. Stalactites and stalagmites, prominent cave formations, are examples of what? Scallops Helictites Geodes Speleothems

7. Limestone pavements are large areas of flat, exposed limestone. They are made up of large slabs of limestone rock. What are these slabs of limestone called? Facets Grikes Clints Karrens

8. These are steep karst towers of limestone, surrounded by flat alluvial plains. Avens Cenotes Aretes Mogotes

9. A sedimentary rock containing calcium carbonate and clay. It is crumbly, unconsolidated and is often used as a fertilizer for lime deficient soils. Chalk Marl Dolomite Calcite

10. What is a bourne? A stream in chalk areas which flows when the water table rises An underground channel, carrying water from a cave to a spring A closed depression which becomes filled with water when the water table rises A rill in a limestone pavement, which is a small tributary of a stream