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What is the most hazardous classification of sinkhole?
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?
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?
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?
What is the term used to describe sinkholes in New Zealand?
What is the recent sinkhole incident in Guatemala?
What is the recent sinkhole incident in Guatemala?