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Is Water from an area which has a limestone and chalk strata most likely to be acidic?
yes
Why rainwater is able to attack limestone?
because rain water is acidic in nature
What is formed when water runs through cracks in limestone?
Larger cracks, usually. From chemical weathering of the limestone by slightly acidic rainfall.
How does underground water cause chemical weathering of limestone?
Rainfall that seeps through cracks in the bedrock is slightly acidic. The acid reacts with the calcium carbonate in the limestone, causing dissolution of the rock.
Does water seep into the ground until it reaches a rock layer with no pores?
no because water stops seeping into the ground when the earth is saturated.
Why is water acidic when it reaches a limestone?
it the limestone is acidic
What will happen to limestone if acidic water flows across it?
If limestone is exhausted by dissolution and acidic neutralization, then more limestone can be added to the pond over the seep.
How can a limestone cave be formed?
From dissolution and erosion of limestone by acidic water over time.
Is Water from an area which has a limestone and chalk strata most likely to be acidic?
yes
Why rainwater is able to attack limestone?
because rain water is acidic in nature
What is formed when water runs through cracks in limestone?
Larger cracks, usually. From chemical weathering of the limestone by slightly acidic rainfall.
Does limestone turn water blue?
No, limestone is a sedimentary rock that is the basis for marble if it is compressed by millions of years of pressure. Limestone consists of calcium carbonate, CaCO3. Limestone dissolved in slightly acidic water forms the basis of stalactites and stalagmites in limestone caves.
A depression in the ground due to cave collapse or acidic water dissolution of limestone is called a?
A sinkhole is the term used to describe a depression in the ground caused by a cave collapse. It can also be the result of acidic water dissolving limestone.
How can the water cycle make acidic water go everywhere?
The pollutants in air make rain water acidic. Rain water, containing acid reaches everywhere .
What type of rock do karst form in?
it is formed by carbonate rock and slightyly acidic water
What do you call caves made by water?
Karst caves, and it is the majority of caves; formed by acidic ground-water dissolving the limestone.
Why is powdered limestone sometimes deliberately added to lakes in countries like Norway and Sweden?
if the water is too acidic the limestone will react to help neutralize the acid.
