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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?

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

Cover Subsidence Sinkhole Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the natural causes of sinkholes?

Dissolution of sedimentary rocks Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a human cause of sinkholes?

Underground water pumping Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a warning sign of an impending sinkhole?

Increased vegetation growth Signup and view all the answers

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

Cracking or buckling of the home's concrete slab Signup and view all the answers

What type of map shows geological features and rock units?

Geological map Signup and view all the answers

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

Contour lines Signup and view all the answers

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

J-curved trees Signup and view all the answers

What is a sinkhole?

A topographic depression caused by groundwater dissolving limestone bedrock Signup and view all the answers

Types of Sinkholes

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Questions and Answers

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

In what type of soil or rock foundation do sinkholes usually occur?

Which type of sinkhole is caused by human activities such as groundwater pumping?

What is the most intense factor causing limestone or dolomite dissolution in sinkhole formation?

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

What is one of the natural causes of sinkholes?

Which of the following is a human cause of sinkholes?

What is NOT a warning sign of an impending sinkhole?

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

What type of map shows geological features and rock units?

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

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

What is a sinkhole?

What is a common cause of sinkhole formation?

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

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

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