Geography limestone

A cavern

A large underground cave

Limestone scar

A cliff

Swallow hole

A hole where a stream disappears

Grike

Vertical cracks inbetween clints

A spring

A stream which reappeares on the surface after flowing through limestone or caves

Stalactite

A hanging pointed piece of limestone from the ceiling of the cavern

Stalagmite

A pointed mound of limestone that grows up from the cavern floor

A column

A tall pillar like feature

Clint

A block of limestone in a limestone pavement

What is limestone made of?

Remnants of prehistoric animals, grit and sand

What type of rock is limestone

Sedimentary

What does carboniferous look like

Smooth and dark

What are the two types of limestone

carboniferous and jurassic

What does jurassic limestone look like

It has fossils and looks lighter

Where can limestone be found

pennines, mendips, cotswolds and malham

Where can caborniferous limestone be found

On higher ground nearer to the bottom of scotland and top of england

Where can jurssic limestone be found

On more normal ground and in a strip that crosses the middle of england

What is the name of the solution that is made of carbon dioxide and rainwater

carbonic acid

what is inside limestone that allows it to dissolve water

calcium carbonate