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Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of caves in karst landscapes?
Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of caves in karst landscapes?
- Biological weathering
- Carbonation (correct)
- Denudation
- Freeze-thaw action
What term describes the vertical, pillar-like formations often found in caves?
What term describes the vertical, pillar-like formations often found in caves?
- Clint
- Grike
- Scree
- Pillar (correct)
What is the term for a surface feature specific to limestone pavements, characterized by its block-like appearance and separated by deep fissures?
What is the term for a surface feature specific to limestone pavements, characterized by its block-like appearance and separated by deep fissures?
- Grike
- Swallow hole
- Pillar
- Clint (correct)
Which of the given terms describes a landscape dominated by features formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks, such as limestone?
Which of the given terms describes a landscape dominated by features formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks, such as limestone?
Which process involves the breakdown of rocks by physical forces like the expansion of ice within cracks?
Which process involves the breakdown of rocks by physical forces like the expansion of ice within cracks?
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Weathering
Weathering
The process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals through exposure to the atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.
Biological weathering
Biological weathering
The breakdown of rocks by living organisms, such as plants, animals, and microbes.
Carbonation
Carbonation
A type of chemical weathering where rainwater, slightly acidic due to dissolved carbon dioxide, reacts with calcium carbonate in rocks, dissolving it.
Cave
Cave
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Karst landscape
Karst landscape
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Study Notes
Keywords for this Chapter
- Weathering: The process that breaks down rocks and minerals.
- Biological weathering: Weathering caused by living organisms.
- Calcium carbonate: A compound found in limestone and other rocks.
- Calcite: A mineral form of calcium carbonate.
- Carbonation: A chemical weathering process involving carbon dioxide.
- Cave: A natural underground cavity.
- Chemical weathering: Weathering that alters the chemical composition of rocks.
- Clint: A type of karst topography.
- Denudation: The wearing away of the Earth's surface.
- Erosion: The process of moving weathered material.
- Freeze-thaw action: A type of mechanical weathering.
- Geopark: A designated area with significant geological features.
- Grike: A narrow groove in karst landscapes.
- Karst landscape: A landscape characterized by caves and sinkholes.
- Limestone pavement: A karst landscape feature.
- Mechanical weathering: Weathering by physical forces.
- Permeable: Able to be penetrated by liquids or gases.
- Pillar: A rock formation.
- Scree: Loose rocks on a slope.
- Stalactite: A mineral deposit hanging from a cave ceiling.
- Stalagmite: A mineral deposit rising from a cave floor.
- Sustainable tourism: Traveling that minimizes negative impacts.
- Swallow hole: A sinkhole.
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