Exam 17: Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

When a stalactite meets a stalagmite the result is a ________.

Draw a single diagram incorporating at least five aspects of karst topography.

________ is a deposit of hydrothermal materials.

The term "karst" is derived from the language and topography in a section of ________.

Limestone surfaces are resistant to mechanical weathering processes.

Old Faithful, in Yellowstone Park, is an example of a fumarole.

A ________ is a feature that grows upward from a cavern floor.

Most limestone is ________ mechanical surface weathering.

Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?

When hot water is ejected from a geyser, that flow is called a(n) ________.

A collapse doline is the remains of a ________.

In a cavern-as compared with its bedrock surroundings-lime readily precipitates from solution because ________.

Underground water has little importance in the shaping of landforms.

Amongst all the hydrothermal areas in the world, the greatest concentration of activity is along the Firehole River located in ________.

From the text's description it is clear that sinkholes conflict with urban land uses in ________.

Geysers are associated with karst topography and sandstone bedrock.

This word is from Icelandic for "gush" or "rage".

Movement of underground water promotes solution where ________.

By far, the world's largest concentration of hydrothermal features occurs in ________.

Travertine and tufa are closely related deposits.