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What is Carbonation?

Rain mixes with carbon dioxide to form acid and wear away limestone.

What are Passages?

Tunnels under the ground in limestone.

What are Stalactites?

Rock shapes hanging from the cave roof.

What is a Grike?

A gap or crack between clints.

What is a Pillar?

Formed when a stalactite and stalagmite join together.

What is Scree?

Broken rock pieces at the bottom of a slope.

What is Chemical weathering?

Rock is broken by chemical reactions

What is Denudation?

The wearing down of the Earth’s surface.

What is Weathering?

When rocks are broken down where they are.

What does Permeable mean?

Water can pass through it.

What is a Joint?

A crack in rock.

What are Caves?

Large open spaces underground.

What is Biological weathering?

Rock is broken by plants or animals.

What is Freeze–thaw?

Water freezes in cracks

What is Mechanical weathering?

Rock is broken by physical forces like ice or temperature.

What is a Bedding plane?

A line between layers of rock.

What are Stalagmites?

Rock shapes growing up from the cave floor.

What is a Karst landscape?

A landscape where limestone has been worn away.

What is a Swallow hole?

A hole where a river goes underground.

What is Erosion?

When broken rock is moved away by wind

What is a Clint?

A flat block of limestone.