Name: __________________________ Period: ______________ Date: _____________
1. Describe limestone.
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2. How is Calcium Carbonate made?
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Use pages 70-71 to complete the table below .
Limestone Name Description/Drawing Where is it found?
What’s in it?
Reef Limestone
Chalk
Coquina

Limestone Name
Freshwater Limestone
Description/Drawing Where is it found?
What’s in it?
Ooliths
Tufa
Travertine
1.
What kind of limestone might be deposited in Mammoth Caves, Kentucky?
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2.
In some areas of the United States, people find a white, crusty deposit forming in their teakettles when all of the water has boiled out after many uses. What do you think that deposit might be?
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3.
How do you think the deposit got there?
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4.
An aerial photo of an island near Australia shows some blue-green water just off the coast. Why do you think the water is blue-green?
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5.
What can you infer about the temperature of the water just by looking at the photograph?
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6.
What kind of sediments do you think you would find on the ocean bottom in this area?
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