Earth Science: The Water Planet, Book H

Section 3: Caves and Other Groundwater Features

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
What is a cave?
A)a crack in the ground
B)anything that is not a cavern
C)a collapsed tunnel
D)an underground chamber open at the surface
2
What feature of groundwater helps it form caves?
A)It is warm.
B)It is salty.
C)It is acidic.
D)It flows fast.
3
How do cave formations occur?
A)Groundwater deposits rock.
B)Groundwater dissolves rock.
C)Rock melts due to volcanic heat.
D)Groundwater dissolves and deposits rock.
4
What causes a sinkhole to form?
A)A cave roof collapses.
B)A geyser erupts.
C)A volcano melts rock beneath the surface.
D)Groundwater fills an aquifer.
5
A stream begins and ends in the ground. What happens to the water?
A)It flows through an aquifer.
B)It dissipates.
C)It flows through openings underground.
D)It disappears completely.
6
What is a karst area?
A)an area with many sinkholes
B)an area with groundwater
C)an area with no caves
D)an area with groundwater pollution
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