Karst Landforms

Select the correct statement among the following:

• A water molecule is composed of one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms

• A polar molecule has an unequal distribution of electrical charges

• Hydrogen Bonds are strong types of chemical bonds

• An element with high electronegativity is an electron sharer type of atom

In your own words, what makes water an excellent solvent?

Cave fanatics developed the study of caves in to a science. In modern times the science that studies the formation and evolution received the name of____

• Speleology

• Cosmology

• Caveology

• Geology

Karst terrains form in areas that are underlain by which type of rock?

• limestone

• travertine

• dolistone

• sandstone

In a region with drastic temperature variations, the most common weathering type is:

• Hydrolysis

• Exfoliation

• Oxidation

• Frost wedging

Joints and cavities affect the rates of weathering by:

• Decreasing the rates of soil development

• Enhancing the effect of exfoliation

• Opening pathways for water and atmospheric gasses to sip through

• increasing the acidity of aqueous solutions

If the rate of growth of a soda straw in a cave is 0.20 mm per year, how long would it take to make a 3-meter long straw in years?