Moment of Um
Moment of Um
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How do sinkholes form?
6 minutes Posted Dec 16, 2024 at 9:00 am.
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Have you ever seen a sinkhole? These are spots in the Earth’s surface where the ground has collapsed and formed a hole. Sometimes they can be more than a hundred feet deep! But how do sinkholes form? We asked geologist Hazel Barton to help us find the answer.


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