What type of sinkhole is formed when water erodes bedrock under a thin layer of topsoil?
Why Do Sinkholes Keep Catching Us By Surprise?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Erosion sinkhole
Cover subsidence sinkhole
Dissolution sinkhole
Cover collapse sinkhole
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which technology is used to measure small ground deformations to predict sinkholes?
Insar radar
Thermal imaging
Seismograph
GPS
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it challenging to predict the exact timing of a sinkhole collapse?
Sinkholes only occur in remote areas
Radar technology is not advanced enough
Deformations are not a guaranteed sign of collapse
Sinkholes form too quickly to measure
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What human activity can exacerbate the formation of sinkholes?
Planting trees
Building roads
Constructing buildings
Diverting groundwater
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the likely cause of the sinkhole at the Corvette Museum?
Earthquake activity
Heavy rainfall
Improper water drainage
Natural erosion
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