Which process limits cave formation at great depth?

💡 Explanation

Hydraulic pressure increases dramatically with depth; therefore, dissolution of minerals by water slows because increased pressure reduces the effective solubility. Higher salinity or clay content affects the rate, rather than halting the process.

• Which outcome occurs when heated groundwater flash-vaporizes explosively beneath a pyroclastic flow?
• Which mechanism causes coastal uplift when a locked subduction fault ruptures severely?
• Which mechanism drives the formation of desert regions under subtropical high-pressure zones?
• Which outcome is potentiated by Earth's greater Coriolis effect?
• Which consequence most directly results from differential erosion around coastal sea stacks?
• Which outcome is exacerbated when groundwater pressure increases within fault zones?