Cave Crossword

3. A large, interconnected system of caves.
8. Zone The area above the water table where soil and rock are not saturated.
9. The process of using sound waves to locate objects, commonly used by bats in caves.
10. Table The level below which the ground is saturated with water.
11. Zone The zone below the water table where all voids in the rock are filled with water.
14. Zone The part of a cave that receives daylight.
16. Cave A cave formed by the dissolving of soluble rocks, primarily limestone, by acidic water.
19. A mineral formation hanging from the ceiling of a cave, formed by dripping water.

1. The process of water seeping through the soil and rock.
2. Water found beneath the Earth's surface, often within aquifers.
4. An underground layer of rock or soil that stores and transmits water.
5. A landscape characterized by soluble rocks, such as limestone, and features like sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage.
6. A depression in the ground caused by the collapse of an underlying cave or cavern.
7. A pattern of thin, worm-like coatings of clay or silt on cave surfaces.
12. The scientific study of caves and cave environments, including geology, biology, and hydrology.
13. A rim-like formation of calcium carbonate that can be found around cave pools and along cave walls.
15. A speleothem formed by thin layers of calcium carbonate deposited by flowing water.
16. A mineral formation growing upward from the floor of a cave, formed by dripping water.
17. Water Water within the vadose zone, flowing through the rock and soil.
18. A general term for cave formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, and flowstone.