Characteristics of Limestone Practice

In the process of carbonation, carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form ______________

• Hydrochloric acid

• Mild Carbonic Acid

• Sulfuric acid

All of the following processes affect limestone EXCEPT:

• Carbonation

• Exfoliation

• Frost Shattering/Freeze-thaw

All of the following are characteristics of limestone EXCEPT:

• Hard rock

• Permeable with joints and bedding planes

• Metamorphic rock

The oldest type of limestone in the Caribbean is the Oolitic limestone and the most modern type of limestone is the Jurassic coralline limestone

• True

• False

The more carbon dioxide, the greater the rate of solution

• True

• False

The lesser the turbulence, the greater the rate of solution

• True

• False

The more water, the greater the rate of solution

• True

• False

The less acidic (basic) the water, the greater the rate of solution

• True

• False

Which of the following statement is NOT true about limestone?

• They are more rounded in tropical areas and more angular in temperate regions

• They have bedding planes that are described as being massively jointed

• Limestone areas are often wet on the surface

Burning Fossil Fuels, Deforestation and Acidity in rainwater are some of the human activities that affects the rate of limestone denudation

• True

• False