Which outcome occurs when pressurized groundwater flows through fractured limestone?

💡 Explanation

Karst topography develops because dissolution occurs; slightly acidic groundwater dissolves the limestone along fractures, enlarging them into caves and sinkholes. This landscape forms due to chemical weathering, therefore cave formation, rather than deposition or glacial features.

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