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1. How does a sinkhole form? Limestone or other porous rock dissolves, leaving a cavity or space in the bedrock. Eventually, there is not enough
support for the ground above, and there is a collapse.
2. What type of sinkhole did you predict that we were modeling in this lab, and what made you come to that conclusion? We are modeling cover-
collapse sinkholes because the sugar is going to dissolve, leaving a cavity that cannot support the weight of the sand above it.
3. How would this experiment be different if we added water from the top rather than through the bottom? The sinkhole would form more rapidly.
Water would be able to get to the sugar faster, thus dissolving it faster.
4. What materials could we have used instead of the sponge to avoid the sinkhole's formation? Clay, concrete, wood, gum