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Why would it be more likely to find a cave with limestone bedrock than granite?
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∙ 15y ago
Limestone forms in such a way that there are often blocks, as there are cracks perpendicular to the strata. These cracks allow water to actually flow. When the water flows, it dissolves calcite from the limestone, making the crack more pronounced. Water can flow vertically and horizontally in this way. This, after many years, erodes large caverns in the rock.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoNaturally acidic water is the main carver of caves. Limestone reacts quickly with acid, granite does not.
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∙ 12y agolimestone is a common bedrock that dissolves more easily than some other types of rock
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∙ 11y agoBecause limestones are mostly found deeper than the rock layers sandstone and gravel are located.
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∙ 10y agoLimestone dissolves more easily than other rocks. so caves are often found in regions where the bedrock is composed of limestone.
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∙ 15y agoLimestone is highly vulnerable to naturally acidic rainwater which gradually penetrates its joints and cracks. The accumulated dissolution and erosion can result in cave structures.
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Which of the following rocks would most likely contain a fossil sandstone granite marble or basalt?
Limestone
What type of bedrock would you expect to find in a region with caves and sinkholes?
Limestone or dolostone, most likely, because of its chemical reactivity and dissolution by naturally acidic rainwater and groundwater.
Where in Earth's crust would you find basalt?
Most basalt is found in the oceanic plates. Most granite is found in the continental plates.
Why would a doorstep be made from granite rather than limestone?
Granite is more hard wearing so when you walk into your house every day it is not going to ware away easily. It is also more weather proof and harder.
What rocks would most likely be found on the ocean floor shale granite basalt or marble?
Basalt.
Which two kinds of adjoining bedrock would most likely have a zone of contact metamorphism between them?
shale and sandstone
What type of climate would soil form fastest from limestone bedrock?
Soil forms more quickly from limestone than from granite. This is due to the composition of limestone that speeds up soil formation.
Which of the following rocks would most likely contain a fossil sandstone granite marble or basalt?
Limestone
In what type of climate would soil form fastest from limestone bedrock?
80F +
What kind of bedrock would you find in in Karst Topography?
karst topography will contain mostly easily erodable bedrock, such as limestone and dolomite.
Which bedrock would most likely to contain fossils?
sedimentary bedrock
Would you expect acid rain to be greater problem in an area with marble bedrock or granite bedrock?
Marble as it is a carbonate rock which is soluble in acids.
What type of bedrock would you expect to find in a region with caves and sinkholes?
Limestone or dolostone, most likely, because of its chemical reactivity and dissolution by naturally acidic rainwater and groundwater.
What rocks and minerals in north carolia?
All kinds, but by far the most common is granite. Granite is North Carolina's bedrock. If you were to dig down about six to eight feet you would find granite.
What can the area where a rock was found tell you about the type of rock it might be?
If you find a piece of granite in an area where the local bedrock is sandstone, limestone or some other rock you could deduce that the granite was not local to the area but was probably either a glacial eratic or had been moved there by people. the same would apply to any rock which wasn't local to the area in which it was found.
Which most likely would contain fossils?
sedimentary bedrock
Where in Earth's crust would you find basalt?
Most basalt is found in the oceanic plates. Most granite is found in the continental plates.
