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- Depending on how the hole was made, and what it is, they have different names.
- Sinkholes are caused by karst processes. Sinkholes also go by the names sink, shake hole, swallet, swallow hold, doline or cenote.
- There are also pits, and vertical caves.
- Craters are caused by impact from celestial bodies such as meteorites.
- Other craters include volcanic craters (also known as a caldera), which are formed from the collapse of land following volcanic activity.
- Another crater is a subsidence crater, usually formed by an underground nuclear explosion.
- A structural basin is formed from a subduction zone (related to plate tectonics).
- A graben or rift valley is caused by tectonic forces, and appears as a depressed area of land bordered by two faults.
There are many many types of depressions in the earth, caused by a variety of forces--erosion, tectonic forces, explosions, impacts among others.
What else can I help you with?
What is the outer layer of the earth called?
The crust is the outer or surface layer of the planet.
What is the name of earths surface layer?
The Earth's surface layer is called the crust.
What is the opening called in the earths crust called through which lava gases and other pieces of rock erupt?
A volcano is the opening called in the earths crust called through which lava gases and other pieces of rock erupt.
What is the name of the large landmasses called that is part of the Earths crust?
The large landmasses on Earth's crust are called continents. These are the major divisions of land on our planet.
What is a vent in the earths crust from which lava and other materials are ejected called?
A vent in the Earth's crust from which lava and other materials are ejected is called a volcano.
What is a hole in the earths crust?
It's a vent.
What is sections of the earths crust called?
what what
What is melted rock on the earths is called?
Lava....when its under the earths crust its called magma.
Cracks in earths crust are called?
fulat
Opening in earths crust is called?
It is the volcano.
What is the broken section of earths crust called?
what what
What is earths top surface?
It is called the crust.
The layer of the earths crust that is not covered by ocean water is called what?
continental crust
Did the world biggest hole ever drilled by humans reach pass the earths crust?
No, but they did try.
What is magma that has escaped from the earths crust called?
Lava!
What is the earths outer rocky layer called?
The crust.
What is also called the earths crust?
The mantal
