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Q: What are sinkholes what do they provide?
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Where can you find sinkholes?

You can find sinkholes in fl


Where do sinkholes happen?

sinkholes mostly happen at FLORIDA


Who do sinkholes affect?

Sinkholes, as we know it, can affect anyone.


How do humans adapt to sinkholes?

They don't. Sinkholes are filled in.


Are there any sinkholes in Michigan?

Michigan is a state that is very familiar with sinkholes. On their lower peninsula alone there are close to 200 sinkholes.


What are the differences between subsidence sinkholes and collapse sinkholes?

subsidence sinkholes are different from collapse sinkholes in two ways . first,subsidence sinkholes ocer when there is almost no overburn,or material,above the limestone. collapse sinkholes happen when there is thick overburn. secondly, subsidence sinkholes occur slowly, over time, while collapse foms quckly beacause of human activity , such as well drilling.


What do sinkholes provide?

Sinkholes lead to many great things like caverns and other underground sources like aquifers. When a sinkhole is discovered, entrepreneurs flock to the area to claim the land it is on or buy the land. Some sinkholes have been searched and have had beautiful underground caverns that can be used as a tourist attraction. Also sinkholes that have rising and falling water levels could actually be an opening to an aquifer. If the aquifer is not discovered yet you can set up a pretty good water bottle business. To sum it up, sinkholes provide us with beautiful views and something to drink. Some sinkholes have been searched and have underground rivers. There is one sinkhole in China that has a forest at the bottom. It is home to many rare plants and animals. The Chinese have also found a few leopards down there that are rare. Sinkholes can house the most unlikely things, like your house, when a sinkhole opens up under it.


How long do sinkholes last?

Sinkholes are perminant but usually get filled in with debrie or dirt. Also sinkholes can become small ponds depending on the size.


Can you stop sinkholes?

Sinkholes could be prevented, but not without huge expenditures of money.


What do Subsidence and sinkholes do?

a subsidence sink hole they are in common with two other types of sinkholes called solution and collapse sinkholes they have in common thick dirt


What region of Mexico is plagued by sinkholes?

The Yucatan Peninsula. These "sinkholes" are called "cenotes" over there.


When do sinkholes form?

Sinkholes form when limestone dissolves and pores and cracks grow bigger.