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Junior Cycle Geography: Weathering and karst
How often Weathering and karst comes up on the Geography papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Weathering and karst, Common Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Weathering and karst.
(a)Water freezes in a crack, expands and splits the rock. This is?
- Carbonation
- Freeze-thaw
- Onion weathering
(b)Rainwater slowly dissolving limestone is an example of?
- Mass movement
- Mechanical weathering
- Chemical weathering
(c)On a limestone pavement like the Burren, the flat blocks of rock are called?
- Clints
- Swallow holes
- Grikes
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(a) Freeze-thaw
(b) Chemical weathering
(c) Clints
Common Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q10A, Q10B |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Q6C |
| 2023 | Q9C |
| 2022 | Q1B |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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