Describe limestone

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Where in the World is Calcium Carbonate?

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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