Aim: to examine the characteristics of limestone scenery

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Aim to examine the characteristics of limestone
scenery
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Limestone Pavement
Clint
Gryke
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But. a lot of limestone scenery is
underground
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Stalactities
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Stalagmites
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Goredale Scar a limetone gorge (near Malham,
Yorkshire)
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Swallow Hole
Rivers disappear here
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Resurgence of a river at the base of a limestone
cliff (Vaucluse in France)
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Limestone Scenery

• Limestone is made up of CalciumCarbonate. It is
  a sedimentary/igneous rock. It was laid down in
  layers on dry land/the sea bed. The junctions
  between the layers are called cracks/bedding
  planes. Weaknesses in the layers of limestone
  are called joints/joins. Limestone is a(n)
  permeable/impermeable rock. This means water
  cannot/can pass through it. Rainwater is
  slightly acid/alkaline so it slowly dissolves the
  limestone where it is weak/strong along the
  joints.

PS. This is task 3 on your worksheet
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Now do Task 1(on the separate sheet). You will
need to use the book Page 29. You can choose any
2 colours you like. Dont forget to write the
names on!

• Task 2 copy the labels on to your diagram. Use
  Page 30 to help you.
• Colour in the diagram.
• Stick it in your book

Done all that??????????? So now do the extension
use the book Pages 30-31