Why Florida is full of sinkholes
Chapter 1
The Swiss cheese beneath Florida's soil
View / Create
Answer
Chapter 2
Three ways the earth opens up
View / Create
Answer
Chapter 3
Famous collapses and how humans make them worse
View / Create
Answer
YOUR GOAL
Master of Why Florida is full of sinkholes
Ch 2 · Three ways the earth opens up
hank Florida's Limestone Sinkholes
Dissolving the stone, sinking down slow, then a sudden drop!
Fun Fact
Instant lakes: Many of Florida's famous circular lakes were actually created overnight by ancient cover-collapse sinkholes.
Glossary
sinkhole (noun)
A cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion. In 1981, a massive collapse in Winter Park swallowed a home, a pool, and several Porsches.
A cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion. In 1981, a massive collapse in Winter Park swallowed a home, a pool, and several Porsches.
Quiz
Which soil material acts as a sticky bridge that hides growing underground voids until it suddenly snaps?
Quiz
What natural feature in Florida is often actually an ancient, water-filled dissolution sinkhole?
Quiz
Which type of sinkhole forms slowly and gently over decades, often creating a shallow pond?
Quiz
Why does a heavy rainstorm immediately following a drought often trigger Florida sinkholes?