Multiple Choice
What are the main characteristics of soil above a limestone cavern that leads to the formation of a cover collapse sinkhole?
A) thin enough that it can trickle through limestone cracks into a cavern below
B) sandy and loose enough that it can trickle down into cracks in limestone
C) coarse-enough grains that surface water can percolate down into cracks above a limestone cavern
D) fairly well cemented so it can maintain the roof of a cavern
E) thick, clay-rich, and cohesive enough to develop a large cavern before it collapses
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q23: Which of the following does NOT lead
Q24: Why are there so many small lakes
Q25: In the United States,sinkholes,subsidence,and swelling soils cause
Q26: What agricultural behavior is likely to lead
Q27: Where in North America are sinkholes most
Q29: What material causes swelling soils?
Q30: Which of the following areas has NOT
Q31: What causes permafrost thaw? What are several
Q32: What causes caverns in limestone?<br>A) Hard grains
Q33: Under what weather conditions are sinkholes most