Quiz - Chapter 5

True or False: Solution caves are the most prevalent types of caves and known for their complex structures.

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What is an internationally recognized term describing a terrain typically underlain by soluble rocks such as limestone, where topography is shaped by rock dissolution.

Karst

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Phreatic

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Vadose

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Spring

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A _________ cave entrance is characterized by water flowing inward under normal conditions.

Spring

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Static

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Siphon

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True or false: Mine diving is within the scope of this course and has no additional hazards than standard cave diving.

True

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False

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Number the order in which speleogenesis occurs.

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_________ caves form below the water table, in the saturated zone of the earth where all voids and pores within the rock are filled with water.

Vadose

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Karst

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Phreatic

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Spring

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________ caves form above the water table, in the unsaturated zone where water flows freely through cracks, fractures, and voids in the rock.

Phreatic

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Vadose

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Siphon

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Karst

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What phenomenon typically occurs where freshwater and saltwater meet, creating a visible and often dramatic boundary.

Thermocline

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Speleothem

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Dissolution

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Halocline

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What type of fragile cave formation are formed by thin sheets of mineral-rich water flowing over the walls or floors of caves?

Flowstones

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Stalactites

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Stalagmites

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Helicities

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True or False: If a diver kicks or disturbs a clay bank it will eventually settle back down and reform.

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False

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True or False: Springs are generally considered safer for diving than siphons due to several key factors: Siphons make it more physically difficult for divers to exit the cave, and silt and sediment tend to blow out of the cave in springs vs into the cave with a siphon.

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A ________ requires a diver to manipulate their body or equipment to fit through.

Minor restriction

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Major restriction

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Bedding plane

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Breakdown room

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Which of the following is NOT a risk associated directly with a line trap:

Loss of buoyancy

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Entrapment

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Disorientation

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Loss of line

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True or False: To mitigate risk of a silt out divers should utilize the flutter kick as much as possible.

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__________ can lead to divers overexerting and over breathing their gas.

Thermoclines

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Haloclines

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Line Traps

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Strong Consistent Flow

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