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Question: 6

Write a brief note on Karst topography?

Some area in the world, to a large extent have been shaped by the dissolving power of ground water.

Such areas are said to exhibit karst topography.

The most common geologic setting for karst development in an area where limestone is present near the surface beneath a layer of soil.

Karst areas characteristically exhibit an irregular terrain punctuated with many depressions, called sink holes or sinks.

Question: 7

Write a note on speleotherms?

Various dripstone features such as stalactite and stalagmites found in caverns are collectively called speleotherms.

Question: 8

Write short notes in pore spaces?

The surface water seeps into the ground because the bedrock, sediments and soil contain voids or openings. These openings are similar to those of a sponge. They are often called pore spaces.

Question: 9

What are called aquicludes?

Impermeable layers composed of materials such as clay that hinders or prevent water movement are called aquicludes.

Question: 10

What is known as permeability?

The ability or capacity of a rock or sediment that allow the water to perculate through its pore spaces is known as permeability.

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