A material with a high porosity has:

What type of rock is common in the cavernous region and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water

Limestone is an impermeable rock.

Limestone can be slowly dissolved by rainwater or groundwater.

This feature is formed when calcium carbonate is deposited on the ceiling of a cave.

This feature is formed when calcium carbonate is deposited on the floor of a cave.

Sometimes a large underground hollow or passage called a _________ is formed as water wears away limestone.

The name given to the distinctive landscapes which form in limestone areas is:

Which action most often causes sinkholes to form on the surface of Earth?

When a stalactite and a stalagmite grow to meet each other, it is called

Which vocabulary term encompasses all of the other terms?

Organisms that can only survive in caves are called

These animals only use the cave for shelter; they cannot live their whole lives within a cave.

A bat is which type of troglofauna?

Which vocabulary term encompasses all of the other terms?

Which type of speleothem is created by a waterfall?

Caves typically experience their own micro-climate compared to the surrounding environment.

Sinkholes that occur over land which contains a large amount of clay form [quickly / gradually] and they create [ the least / the most] damage.

Sinkholes that occur over land which contains a large amount of sand form [quickly / gradually] and they create [ the least / the most] damage.

Water must come in contact with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and in the soil, in order to create a carbonic acid solution strong enough to dissolve the calcite in limestone rock.