Earth's Water: Properties and Caves
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What is the primary material that forms the Luray Caverns in Virginia?

  • Limestone (correct)
  • Marble
  • Granite
  • Sandstone
  • What are the deposits that cling to the ceiling of a cave called?

  • Sediments
  • Columns
  • Stalagmites
  • Stalactites (correct)
  • What is the process in which a solid becomes incorporated into a liquid called?

  • Dissolving (correct)
  • Boiling
  • Diffusion
  • Precipitation
  • What is the liquid that does the dissolving called?

    <p>Solvent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is water often referred to as due to its ability to dissolve things?

    <p>Universal solvent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what kind of formation can stalactites and stalagmites sometimes join to form a new structure?

    <p>Column</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes water special in terms of its ability to dissolve minerals?

    <p>Its ability to dissolve polar substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to water as it freezes?

    <p>It expands and becomes less dense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when frozen water forces cracks in rocks apart?

    <p>Frost wedging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do some regions of the country experience unusually large and frequent snowstorms?

    <p>As a result of the wind patterns moving across Lakes Superior and Michigan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the property that describes the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance?

    <p>Specific heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is water said to be polar?

    <p>Because its positive and negative charges are centered in different places</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes rocks in Castell y Gwynt in Wales fractured?

    <p>Action of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to rocks as water seeps into their cracks and freezes?

    <p>Rocks expand and become less dense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Chicago warm up and cool down faster than Lake Michigan?

    <p>Due to the difference in land energy storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What property makes water effective at dissolving other polar molecules?

    <p>Polarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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