Limestone when reacted with water forms various landforms.Based on the statement given above, explain the formation of grikes and clints
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The term karst is derived from the German form of the Slav word, krs or kras , meaning rock. The original use of the word was as a regional name for the area of massive limestone country to the north and south of the port of Rjeka in Yugoslavia, a district of many rocks, sinkholes and underground streams.
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limestone pavement which is formed when the joints in the limestone are dissolved away by the rainwater. Limestone is dissolved because rainwater is a weak carbonic acid. The joints which are widened and deepened by this chemical weathering are called grikes. The blocks which stick up are called clints.
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