Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← GeographyWhich process accelerates cave formation by removing CO₂?
A)Water table drawdown and aeration✓
B)Calcite precipitation and layering
C)Localized tectonic uplift and cracking
D)Increased epikarst zone vegetation cover
💡 Explanation
Water table drawdown accelerates cave formation because aeration promotes CO₂ escape, increasing the solutional capacity of water, therefore aggressive dissolution widens fractures rather than mineral precipitation occurring at equilibrium conditions.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Geography →- Following rapid deglaciation near a fjord's mouth, which outcome regarding water column mixing is most likely?
- Which abrasive geological consequence is accelerated when surface winds exceed threshold values interacting with exposed rock features?
- Which mechanism most directly produces an isolated sea stack following coastal erosion?
- Near a barrier island system, which sediment outcome occurs when wave energy reduces at a tidal inlet?
- Which geological hazard strongly correlates to concentrated atmospheric CO2 absorption in karst regions?
- Which process primarily influences the stability of fjord slopes following glacial retreat, potentially leading to landslides?
