Cave Terms - Stephanie s

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Across
  1. 2. - Animals that spend their entire lives in caves. Often with special adaptations to the cave environment, such as long sensitive limbs.
  2. 4. - The study of caves
  3. 6. Stream - A surface stream that is diverted to the underground via a sinkhole or cave within the stream's valley
  4. 7. - A layer of rock or sediment containing groundwater that can be drawn for use above ground.
  5. 8. - Animals that visit caves but return to the surface regularly. Caves may be used as shelter, denning sites, etc
  6. 12. A landscape characterized by caves, sinkholes, and other features formed by the dissolution of soluble rocks
  7. 13. Bridge - The roof remnant of a collapsed cave system.
  8. 15. - Animals that spend their entire lives in caves. Often with special adaptations to the cave environment, such as long sensitive limbs.
  9. 16. - Cave formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, dripstone, rimstone, soda straws, helictites, columns, etc.
Down
  1. 1. - The study of cave life
  2. 3. - Animals that can and do live in caves, but are capable of surving outside. May be found in similar outside environments such as under rocks or in soil
  3. 5. rock - Formed from deposits of sediments or from fragments of other minerals
  4. 9. - A rounded depression in the landscape formed by solution of bedrock or collapse of an underlying cavity.
  5. 10. - A natural cavity beneath the earth's surface. Example: Round Spring Cave
  6. 11. A large underground chamber, typically of natural origin
  7. 14. - the crystalized form of calcium carbonate. This is the major material in stalactites and other cave formations.