PPT-Karst

Environments What is Karst The land has different sized blocks of limestone which create fractures in the rock These fractures are where the water seeps in dissolves the rock and forms caves. Republic of Slovenia. 2 million . inhabita. n. ts. Slovenian. . coat. . of. . arms. Slovenian. . flag. Slovenia. ’s . president. Danilo Turk. Prime minister. Borut Pahor. SLOVENIA. Ljubljana, capital city. Weathering. The breakdown do the materials of Earth’s crust into smaller pieces.. Physical Weathering. Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by external conditions.. Types of Physical weathering. Chapter 9, Section 2. The Hydrologic Cycle (WATER CYCLE). . Evaporation. Condensation. Precipitation. Runoff. Soil is made up of many small rock and . mineral. fragments.. Holes, . cracks. ,. and crevices exist in the rock underlying the soil.. 1 Grade Level: Grades 9-12Lesson Objectives: Students will• Learn about karst topography including sinkholes, caves, and springs • Recognize that karst terrains are integrated systems an Chapter 4.1. Pages 118-127. Key Questions. How does moving water cause erosion?. What land features are formed by water erosion and deposition?. Moving water is the major agent of the erosion that has shaped Earth’s land surface.. Streams in karst areas sometimes lose large volumes of surface water through gradual loss into underground caverns. . Environmental Concerns with Karst. More Concerns. Cow manure in streams can lead directly to underground cavern systems.. By: Robert J Kelley. Karst review. Karst- mostly limestone/. dolostone. Well cemented grains. Conduit dominated. Features: caves (wet/dry) . springs, sinkholes. Tracing- an Overview. The art of tracking. Nate Green and Jacob Hartle. Forest and Natural Resource Management 3262 . Introduction. Karst Topography is an important landscape to understand due to the amount of destruction it can cause to our infrastructure. . Karst. ?. The . land has different sized blocks of limestone which create fractures in the rock. . These . fractures are where the water seeps in, dissolves the rock, and forms caves.. Different Types of . Living with sinkholes. Cathy Pappas-. Maenz. Department of Geology. Dawson College. What is a sinkhole?. A hole in the ground which is not connected to surface drainage.. Sinkholes are typically found in a landscape referred to as “Karst Topography”. MANAGEMENT. Dale L. Pate. NPS - National Cave . &. . Karst Program Coordinator. May 12-16, 2014. Cody, Wyoming. Cave & . Karst. Project Management. Importance of Understanding. the Resources. Fall . 2017. Central Premise. Karst is defined as a self-organizing aquifer. Interaction and feedback between soluble matrix and solvent flow. In carbonate aquifers, the self-organization can occur without biota. central and NW Yunnan province, China. Šebela, S. and Kogovšek, J., 23–33. Monitoring the �ood pulses in the epiphreatic zone of karst aquifers: the case of the Reka riv 7URIAG THE CBASTRUCTIBA BF THE EXPRESSJAL 5ETJEEA KLAAEC AA7 RAI KAL CLASSICAL KARSTZAKRASELBST IB7BABSAIKA RAZKRITA PRI GRA7AJI AITBCESTE ME7 KLAACEM IA RAIM KALBM KLASIAI MARTIA KAEZ TA7EJ SLA5E S