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Science Bowl Question

📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 8#️⃣ Question 3 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

Karst topography is more readily found in tropical and temperate regions even though calcite dissolves more readily in polar regions. What observation best accounts for this apparent incongruency?

W) Polar regions tend to be drier
X) Polar regions receive less sunlight
Y) Polar flora secrete fewer acids into the ground
Z) Snow cover in polar regions prevents rainfall intrusion
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