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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs as rainwater percolates karst layers?
A)Carbonate mineral structures experience dissolution✓
B)Sedimentation rates will observably increase
C)Halite deposits begin rapid precipitation
D)Metamorphic rock structures experience folding
💡 Explanation
The dissolution of carbonate minerals causes cave formation, because carbonic acid forms from rainwater reacting with atmospheric carbon dioxide; therefore, minerals dissolve rather than accumulating layers and folding differently behaving rocks.
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