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Exploring Limestone Scenery: Above and Below Ground

Discover the unique features of limestone landscapes, from pavement and grykes to underground formations like stalactites and stalagmites. Explore Goredale Scar in Yorkshire and the disappearing rivers at Swallow Holes. Learn about the properties of limestone and how water interacts with it. This task will enhance your understanding of geology and natural formations.

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Exploring Limestone Scenery: Above and Below Ground

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  1. Aim: to examine the characteristics of limestonescenery

  2. Limestone Pavement Clint Gryke

  3. But……………. a lot of limestone scenery is underground

  4. Stalactities

  5. Stalagmites

  6. Goredale Scar – a limetone gorge (near Malham, Yorkshire)

  7. Swallow Hole Rivers disappear here

  8. Resurgence of a river at the base of a limestone cliff (Vaucluse in France)

  9. 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 thelayers of limestone are calledjoints/joins. Limestone is a(n) permeable/impermeablerock. This means water cannot/can pass through it. Rainwater is slightly acid/alkalineso it slowly dissolves the limestone where it is weak/strongalong the joints. PS. This is task 3 on your worksheet

  10. 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. Don’t 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

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