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- Cavities/A cavity is a hole in a surface, like a tooth. It is the same thing in the ground.
- Bedrock/Bedrock is a hard layer of rock beneath the looser rocks and soil.
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Glossary
SINKHOLES
Processes of Sinkholes
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Sinkholes are examples of weathering and erosion. This is true because the sinkhole tears down Earth's surface and brings down the ground with it.
I hope you learned a lot about sinkholes today. Thank you and have a good day!
Thanks to Big Universe and Google for this information.
By Aidan Dickson and Carson Baker
Fun Facts
Top 3 Deadliest Sinkholes
- Humans can cause sinkholes by drilling for oil, gas, and coal.
- Sinkholes can happen anywhere.
- In some of the biggest sinkholes can cause up to 300 deaths depending on where they form.
- Berezniki, Russia 2007. It eats up the city at 780 ft deep.
- Louisiana 2012. It was horrifying at 750 ft deep.
- Guatemala City, Guatemala 2010. It terrorized people at 300 ft deep.
What are sinkholes?
Welcome to our presentation
Cool Characteristics : Sinkholes
Sinkholes are cavities in the ground especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion, and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.
Today, we are going to take you on a journey, to a far away place called...
SINKHOLE CITY
There are a lot of characteristics of sinkholes, here are just a few. Some ground is lower than the rest. It's rough, bumpy, and it is a circle. Sometimes there are dissolution cavities in them.