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Sinkholes and Caverns Overview: Groundwater
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Sinkholes and Caverns Overview: Groundwater

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What is the main cause of sinkholes forming?

  • Dissolution of soil and sediment by groundwater (correct)
  • Erosion by wind
  • Movement of tectonic plates
  • Volcanic activity

    • How are sinkholes and caverns related to groundwater?

  • Groundwater can't cause sinkholes or caverns to form
  • Groundwater only affects surface water bodies
  • Sinkholes and caverns are formed due to the presence and movement of groundwater (correct)
  • Groundwater has no impact on sinkholes or caverns

    • What is a common characteristic of sinkholes?

  • They are always filled with natural external drainage
  • They are always perfectly round in shape
  • They can vary in size from small dips to large city blocks (correct)
  • They are found only in areas with no groundwater

    • Why do most sinkholes form in karst terrain?

    <p>The rocks in karst terrain can be naturally dissolved by groundwater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do sinkholes affect the land they form in?

    <p>They can cause property damage and physical harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of rock is most susceptible to the formation of sinkholes?

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

    What is the primary cause of sinkhole formation?

    <p>Excessive removal of groundwater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sinkhole is formed when soil gradually settles into voids in the underlying rock?

    <p>Cover subsidence sinkhole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are solution caves formed?

    <p>By groundwater slowly dissolving carbonate and sulfate rocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following states is NOT mentioned as being susceptible to sinkholes?

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

    Which of the following is the main process by which caves are formed?

    <p>Dissolution of rock by groundwater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between a cave and a cavern?

    <p>Caverns contain stalactites and stalagmites, while caves do not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are stalactites and stalagmites formed in caverns?

    <p>They are formed by the precipitation of minerals from dripping water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an aquifer?

    <p>A body of permeable rock that contains or transmits groundwater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical temperature inside a cavern?

    <p>Around 55°F (13°C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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