Karst Topagrophy

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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.


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