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What forms when limestone found in the earth has been eaten away?
Dissolution features such as dolines and sink holes as well as caves are common when limestone wihin the earth is dissolved.
A place where many caves are connected by passages?
It's called a cave system. They are quite common. There are even more systems that are connected hydrologically although with no humanly-passable links. Wookey Hole, at the foot of the Mendip Hills in SW England is one such example. It discharges the River Axe whose tributaries are several major caves on the hills above it; and despite efforts over many decades and continuing, no-one has yet found a cavers' route from the sink caves to the resurgence; nor between the feeder caves.
Where did the word sinkhole originate?
The word "sinkhole" originates from the Middle Low German term "sinken" which means to sink, and "hohl" which means hole. It has been used in English since the 18th century to describe a depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of surface layer materials.
What is the name of a sink hole for mayans to get water?
A well
What is to hang or sink downward?
sag
A type of rainy landscape where sink holes and caverns are common?
It is called a karst landscape.
How many major sink holes in Georgia?
Is Georgia proneto sink holes
Are sink holes constuctive?
sink holes are destuctive because it is breaking down the earth surface
Who is to blame for having sink holes in your above ground pool?
the people who put the pool there and didn't check for sink holes
Where are the camuy caves?
Camuy Puerto Rico on the southwestern part of the Island, minutes from the Arecibo radio telescope known as the Arecibo observatory controlled and ran by Cornell University. This section of the island is rich in limestone formations with many sink holes and caves. The Camuy caves are famous for their beauty and the presence of the Camuy River flowing through the cave.
Does Louisville have sink holes?
yes
Will an object with holes bob up and down in the water or will it sink if it floated before you put holes in it?
It depends on the boyancy of the material and the location of the holes. A ship holed below the waterline will sink. A body board with holes in will float.
What is sinkholes hypothesis?
a sink holes hypothesis
What things float then sink?
Boats that get holes in them.
What are swallow holes?
I believe you mean sink holes. They are areas where underground cavities collapse, pulling in the ground above them and anything on the surface. Many sinkholes are the result of cavities that are filled with water being emptied. Without the water pressure supporting the walls and ceiling of the cavity, it caves in on itself,
Does the Mississippi river have deep sink holes?
yes
What objects both sink and float?
things that have holes
