Open- Air Spaces Within the Cave Cause Downward Percolating Groundwater

question 10

Multiple Choice

Open- air spaces within the cave cause downward percolating groundwater to do all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) lose carbon dioxide, causing carbonic acid to convert to water and carbon dioxide.
• B) carbon dioxide loss causes calcium carbonate to precipitate from solution.
• C) evaporate, saturating the remaining water with calcium bicarbonate.
• D) dissolve more of the limestone present.

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Definitions:

Deadweight Losses

Losses in social welfare, usually measured in terms of lost revenue or surplus, resulting from inefficiencies in a market or the economy.

Taxes

Necessary financial levies or assorted kinds of dues imposed on an individual by a governmental structure to facilitate government finance and numerous public investments.

Deadweight Loss

A decrease in economic productivity that happens when a good or service does not reach or cannot reach its equilibrium state.

Tax

Mandatory charges imposed by governments on individuals or entities to fund public services and goods.