Science Worksheet · Grades 5–8
Caves and Karst Worksheet
A printable science worksheet for grades 5-8 on caves and karst. Students learn how slightly acidic groundwater dissolves limestone to carve caverns, stalactites, and stalagmites, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. A diagram and complete answer key are included.
Subject
Science
Grades
Grades 5–8
Skill Focus
Caves and Karst, earth and space science
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Karst is a landscape where groundwater slowly dissolves soft limestone, hollowing out caverns with stalactites and stalagmites. This worksheet teaches how caves form by erosion over a very long time, with a cutaway diagram.
The reference box and Section A are on page 1. The reference box defines eight terms and shows a cave cutaway. Section A has eight clue-matching items. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The worksheet pairs well with the Weathering and Erosion and Rock Cycle worksheets.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and study the diagram.
Match each clue to a term in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check.
Pair with the Weathering and Erosion Worksheet for more practice.
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Caves and Karst Worksheet
A printable science worksheet for grades 5-8 on caves and karst. Students learn how slightly acidic groundwater dissolves limestone to carve caverns, stalactites, and stalagmites, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. A diagram and complete answer key are included.
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