Sinkhole Savvy

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What is the most hazardous classification of sinkhole?

  • Cover collapse sinkhole (correct)
  • Solution sinkhole
  • Cover subsidence sinkhole
  • All types of sinkholes are equally hazardous

What is the term used to describe sinkholes found in the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize?

  • Cenotes (correct)
  • Swallet
  • Tiankengs
  • Tomos

What causes cover subsidence sinkholes?

  • Change of water drainage forms
  • Erosion by water
  • Gradual softening of rocks
  • Liquefaction of an underground cavern (correct)

What is the term used to describe sinkholes in New Zealand?

<p>Tomos (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recent sinkhole incident in Guatemala?

<p>Guatemala Sinkhole in 2010 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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