Which mechanism forms widening cave passages at groundwater's fluctuating water table elevation?

💡 Explanation

Cave passages widen at the water table elevation due to water table dissolution acting at the air/water interface and eroding the cave walls by undercutting, because carbonate is continuously dissolved at this saturated zone; therefore, the passage enlarges via dissolution rather than differential condensation elsewhere.

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