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← GeographyWhich outcome follows a limestone cave ceiling collapse?
A)Surface sinkhole development immediately occurs✓
B)Speleothem formation sharply accelerates
C)Subterranean stream captures new drainage
D)Aquifer depletion becomes proportionally greater
💡 Explanation
A surface sinkhole develops after a limestone cave collapses because gravity overwhelms the material strength, causing mass wasting via roof failure; therefore a sinkhole develops, rather than changes in speleothem formation that happen because of changes in water chemistry.
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