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In tectonics, the process is known as subduction.

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What is the name for the type of geological phenomenon in which the ground sinks?

Sinking ground is called subsidence.


Subsidence a geological phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks is evident in the Italian city of Venice?

Yes, subsidence is evident in the Italian city of Venice.


Precipitation that sinks into the ground is called?

Precipitation that sinks into the ground is called Groundwater.


Water that sinks into soil?

Is called "ground water".


What is the geological process by which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle?

subduction


What is the name of rainwater that sinks and stores into the ground?

When it is above the water table, in the vadose zone, it is called perched ground water.


What happens to cold air as it sinks to the ground?

Fog appears when cold air sinks to the ground.


What is the name for rainwater that sinks into and stored in the ground?

When it is above the water table, in the vadose zone, it is called perched ground water.The process is known as percolation.


What happens when cold air as it sinks to the ground?

it is heated by the ground , and becomes less dense and rises i found that in my science book I'm in 6th grade


What occurs when water sinks into the ground and is not taken up by plant roots?

ground water


How was lime sinks created?

they collapse because chemical rain sinks in the ground and dissolves the lime stone foundation and the land sinks in, and creates a lime sink/sink hole


When the roof of a cave wears away and the ground sinks in it forms a what?

A sinkhole