Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between collapse sinkholes and solutional sinkholes?
A) Collapse sinkholes create a subsidence in the ground whereas solutional sinkholes have no effect on the land surface.
B) Solutional sinkholes form faster than collapse sinkholes.
C) Collapse sinkholes involve the surface rock and soil falling into an underground cave whereas solutional sinkholes form by downward dissolution from the bedrock surface.
D) Solutional sinkholes are found more often in arid regions than collapse sinkholes.
E) Solutional sinkholes are more beneficial to a location than collapse sinkholes.
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