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Sinkhole

earth science Maturity 11-13

A sinkhole is a big hole in the ground.

Chinchón dolina c1991.jpg
Chinchón dolina c1991.jpg
It can be small or very large. Sometimes the ground falls in fast. Other times it happens slow. It can even happen in space!
Dead Sea sinkhole by David Shankbone.jpg
Dead Sea sinkhole by David Shankbone.jpg
Have you ever seen a hole in the dirt?

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File:07 Imotski Crveno Jezero (1).jpg
07 Imotski Crveno Jezero (1).jpg
File:Dead Sea sinkhole by David Shankbone.jpg
Dead Sea sinkhole by David Shankbone.jpg
File:Chinchón dolina c1991.jpg
Chinchón dolina c1991.jpg
File:Sinkhole.jpg
Sinkhole.jpg
File:Dissolution sinkhole.png
Dissolution sinkhole.png
File:Cover-subsidence sinkhole.png
Cover-subsidence sinkhole.png
File:Cover-collapse sinkhole.png
Cover-collapse sinkhole.png
File:Subsurface erosion of soil into karst conduit by water level fluctuation.jpg
Subsurface erosion of soil into karst...
File:December Giant sinkhole collapse USGS 1972.jpg
December Giant sinkhole collapse USGS 1972.jpg
File:AlapahaRiver2002.jpg
AlapahaRiver2002.jpg
File:Gouffre-v-hdr.jpg
Gouffre-v-hdr.jpg
File:Hog Wallow, Kentucky - aerial image 2026.jpg
Hog Wallow, Kentucky - aerial image 2026.jpg

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