Karst Topagrophy
Underground water is a weak ______ acid.
Carbonic
Pure water is an excellent solvent
False
_____ is the term for solution topography in areas of limestone bedrock.
Karst
_________ is a term which refers to solution landscapes and literally means "barren land"?
Karst
Which of the following is an example of a speleothem?
a stalactite
In rock, _______ is an end product of common solution reactions.
bicarbonate
The rapid appearance of new sinkholes in Florida can be explained by .....
buildings built on top of bedrock cavities.
Travertine and tufa are both composed of _________.
calcium carbonate
The production of travertine first requires that ______ dissolves in hot water and makes an acid that dissolves great quantities of limestone.
carbon dioxide
The primary way in which underground water shapes topography is through _______.
chemical action
One of the common surface features of karst landscapes are sinkholes, also known as _____.
dolines
The brilliant colors around hot springs and geysers is _________.
due to algae
When hot water is ejected from a geyser, that flow is called an ________.
eruption
A hot spring that water is known as a ______.
fumarole
Which of the following is not a "limy" rock?
granite
Like limestone, _____ is highly susceptible to subsurface erosion.
gypsum
In hydrothermal situations, superheating of water is possible because of the presence of _______.
high pressure
Caves are found in most parts of the world where there are thick _____ deposits under the surface.
limestone
Just beneath the surface of Yellowstone National PArk is a large ______.
magma chamber
All major geyser basins are similar in that they are covered with ______.
mineral deposits
When a stalactite meets a stalagmite the result is a _______.
pillar
Geyser deposits tend to form ______.
sheets of particpated matter.
A swallow hole is most closely associated with _______.
sinkholes
In karst landscape of slight relief, _______ are the most common features.
sinkholes
The slopes of these features have angles of repose of 20 to 30?
sinkholes
Cavern openings to the surface are usually _____.
small
Which of the following is not very resistant to solution in water?
sodium
Deposition of dissolved minerals in caverns leaves deposits such as the icicle like _____.
stalactites
Water flowing into sinkholes frequently disappears into ______.
swallow holes
The largest sinkholes are in ________ regions.
tropical
_______ are typically found at the intersections of joints.
Sinkholes
Which of the following is a MASSIVE accumulation of calcium carbonate?
Travertine
Drainage in karst areas is often beneath the surface.
True
Which three substances are required to interact to form calcium bicarbonate?
Water, carbone dioxide, and lime
By far, the world's largest concentration of hydrothermal features occurs in ______.
Wyoming.
