Chemical Weathering By Rain

Question 1

Carbonation

Answer 1

Water passes through the atmosphere taken carbon dioxide with it becoming weak carbonic acid. The acid reacts with the calcium carbonate in the limestone

Question 2

Permeable

Answer 2

Limestone is permeable, water passes through it. It passes through vertical joints and bedding plates

Question 3

Grikes

Answer 3

Deep grooves in the rock, were narrow, widened by weathering

Question 4

Clints

Answer 4

Blocks of limestone separating grikes

Question 5

Stalactites

Answer 5

Slender columns of calcite which hang from the roof of the cave

Question 6

Stalagmites

Answer 6

Thick columns of calcite which form in the floor directly under stalactites

Question 7

Attractions of the burren

Answer 7

Geographers study the limestone features
Potholers and cavers explore the underground cave systems
Botantists and other naturalists examine the rear plants
Tourist admire the unusual karst scenery

Question 8

Burren

Answer 8

A limestone area in Co. Clare. Unusual scenery, weathered by water