18:56 Mar 28, 2008 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Science - Geology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: juvera Local time: 03:32 | ||||||
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED | ||||
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5 +1 | potholes |
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3 +2 | depressions |
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4 +1 | pits, pitting, solution pit, kamenitza |
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5 | rock clefts |
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5 | Cupules |
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5 -1 | Rock pools |
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3 | rock pores |
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3 | rockholes |
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2 | drip holes |
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Discussion entries: 4 | |
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rock pores Explanation: Geyser Life in Rock Pores based on National Science Foundation report http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=New... |
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rockholes Explanation: pls see the reference provided. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2008-03-28 19:50:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- another glossary reference: http://home.mira.net/~gnb/caving/glossary/R.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 56 mins (2008-03-28 19:53:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In this glossary it is hyphenated: rock-hole http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/glossar/web/glossary.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-28 20:03:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Rock-holes, another unusual feature of the Bynguano Ranges, were created by swirling torrents of water gouging out circular holes like wells into the rock surfaces." taken from: http://www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au/d_reshaping/wd1_ssenv... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-28 21:18:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- An ecological reference to rock holes: http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/publications/p02317aa.pdf/Rock_hol... Reference: http://wasg.iinet.net.au/glossary.html |
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depressions Explanation: I certainly wouldn't call them potholes - that brings to mind huge deep holes that people go exploring in (broken road surfaces obviously being out of context here). I'd suggest depressions. But I'm not a geologist, hence the CR 3. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-28 21:29:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pothole: Pothole (northern Britain) is also a term for a deep cave[1]; from this sense, the derivation potholing is a synonym for caving and a potholer is a caver. from answers.com: http://www.answers.com/pothole&r=67: 2. A *deep* (my emphasis) round hole worn in rock by loose stones whirling in strong rapids or waterfalls. |
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