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| 3) A great place to take a field trip. |
1) A crack or parting in a rock, often occurring in sets or parallel groups. |
| 5) A surface coating or a calcite layer which has been deposited by a descending film of mineral charged cave water |
2) A formation which grows upward from the floor of a cave. |
| 6) The part of subsurface water which occupies cavities or pores in the rocks. |
4) A thin drapery formation with bands of different colors hanging from the roof of a cave like a large strip of bacon. |
| 9) A sedimentary rock composed chiefly of the mineral calcite. |
7) The process of breaking down rock forms. This may occur chemically or physically. |
| 11) A type of natural resource which would be very difficult or impossible to replace because of its rarity or because it would take a very long time. |
8) A distorted, twisting stalactite that grows with a seeming disregard of the pull of gravity. |
| 15) Any mineral deposit formed in a cave. |
10) Any part of nature that humans can use or enjoy such as coal, oil, or areas such as parks. |
| 16) The weathering process of breaking down rocks by a reaction such as wind, water, plants, or ice. |
12) The process by which weathered materials are carried away by wind, water, or glaciers. |
| 17) A pillar-like structure formed when a stalactite and a stalagmite have met and joined together. |
13) A feature of the earth's crust. Examples include mountains, valleys, plains, and plateaus. |
| 19) A weathering process that breaks down rocks. |
14) A formation which hangs down from the ceiling of a cave. |
| 17) A mineral, calcium carbonate (CaCO3); the major component of limestone and nearly all formations. |
| 18) A thin, translucent sheet of calcite formed when water flows down the inclined ceiling of a cave. |
| 19) A natural opening beneath the Earth's surface large enough to allow a person to enter. It is usually deep enough that some part of it is in total darkness. |
