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Caves in limestone are formed by water, collected by ground-water percolating into them &/or by swallowed streams. Even if the formative stream has long ceased to flow the cave will still collect percolating ground-water, which moves through joints and other discontinuities within the rock mass over the cave..
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoPrincipally, as by far the majority of the world's caves are formed in limestone uplands, by dissolution of the rock's calcium carbonate by slightly acid rain-water seeping through the joints and bedding-planes.
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In time the water forms discrete conduits though the rock mass, and these coalesce to develop passages and chambers. The passages will continue to develop as long as they carry their streams.
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This can happen only in soluble rocks: limestone and gypsum. Caves in other, insoluble, rocks are developed by other mechanisms.
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∙ 11y agowater erosion can beat up against a rock and erode away sediment
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That's a fair stab at how sea-caves develop, but in limestone the action is dissolution by ground water of the rock's calcium carbonate, its primary constituent.
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∙ 11y agoAssuming the rock is limestone, by the rock being dissolved by the slightly acidic water.
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The three things that form erosion are sand, water, and other rocks.
What's the most significant type of erosion?
hydraulic action.
Is a cave weathering or erosion?
A cave is an agent of erosion. More specifically, chemical weathering forms caves.
How does erosion form from deep valleys and canyons?
Water
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When too much erosion occurs in a cave the of the cave will collapse and create a sinkhole.
What processes form a river valley?
Cave a hole and pour millions of gallons of water :)
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Ape cave was formed by a water erosion.
What is stone columns form inside a cave an example of?
Erosion
A natural underground cave created by water erosion used for the sport of spelunking?
Buckner's Cave
What creates a cave?
Caves can be formed by water erosion, chemical erosion or volcanic tubes made by volcanoes. Water erosion happens when water pressure forces the cave such as rivers or stream pushing on weaker rock. Chemical erosion is acids formed by acid rain or acids of decaying matter dissolving limestone.
How can caves form by erosion?
The water bashes against the rock and throws little rocks at the big rock eroding away the big rock causing a cave x
How can a limestone cave be formed?
From dissolution and erosion of limestone by acidic water over time.
Is the Mammoth Cave made by weathering?
It is made by water erosion as it passes through the limestone..
What are three things that form from to erosion?
The three things that form erosion are sand, water, and other rocks.
What is the difference between land erosion and underground erosion?
Land erosion is making pieces of rock to break of.Underground erosion is that water goes in the underground and takes all of the pieces of rocks that forms a cave.
How does moving water form earth?
erosion
What's the most significant type of erosion?
hydraulic action.
