Karst Landscapes – Irish Karst (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What is karst?
What is karst?
Area of exposed limestone shaped by carbonation
What makes limestone permeable?
What makes limestone permeable?
It is porous, pervious & dissolves
What chemical forms when water mixes with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
What chemical forms when water mixes with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Carbonic acid
What are the two main karst regions in Ireland?
What are the two main karst regions in Ireland?
Burren & Marble Arch
What does the term glacio-karst describe?
What does the term glacio-karst describe?
Limestone affected by glaciation
What are grikes?
What are grikes?
Intersecting lines in limestone
What are clints?
What are clints?
Blocks of limestone divided by grikes
What is percolation?
What is percolation?
Movement of water through rock pores
What is a swallow hole?
What is a swallow hole?
Narrow hole where river goes underground
Where do swallow holes commonly form?
Where do swallow holes commonly form?
Where limestone borders impermeable rock
What is the point of resurgence?
What is the point of resurgence?
Where a river reappears on the surface
What happens to dry valleys in Irish karst during winter?
What happens to dry valleys in Irish karst during winter?
They fill as water table rises