Types of Sinkholes
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What type of sinkhole develops suddenly over an hour period, causing catastrophic damage?

  • Artificial Sinkhole
  • Cover Collapse Sinkhole (correct)
  • Dissolution Sinkhole
  • Cover Subsidence Sinkhole
  • In what type of soil or rock foundation do sinkholes usually occur?

  • Marble
  • Limestone (correct)
  • Quartz
  • Granite
  • Which type of sinkhole is caused by human activities such as groundwater pumping?

  • Artificial Sinkhole (correct)
  • Dissolution Sinkhole
  • Cover Collapse Sinkhole
  • Cover Subsidence Sinkhole
  • What is the most intense factor causing limestone or dolomite dissolution in sinkhole formation?

    <p>Groundwater Contact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sinkhole gradually grows in areas with permeable sediment covers containing sand?

    <p>Cover Subsidence Sinkhole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the natural causes of sinkholes?

    <p>Dissolution of sedimentary rocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a human cause of sinkholes?

    <p>Underground water pumping</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is NOT a warning sign of an impending sinkhole?

    <p>Increased vegetation growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a warning sign of an impending sinkhole related to a home?

    <p>Cracking or buckling of the home's concrete slab</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of map shows geological features and rock units?

    <p>Geological map</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is NOT mentioned as a way to symbolize geology on a geological map?

    <p>Contour lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common warning sign that the ground is less solid than it seems?

    <p>J-curved trees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a sinkhole?

    <p>A topographic depression caused by groundwater dissolving limestone bedrock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common cause of sinkhole formation?

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

    Which of the following is NOT a warning sign of an impending landslide?

    <p>Cracks on flat terrain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between water and landslides according to the text?

    <p>Both a and b</p> Signup and view all the answers

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