Chapter 17

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Across
  1. 2. Natural sources of water emerging from the ground.
  2. 6. Relating to hot water and steam originating from the Earth.
  3. 9. Mineral formations that grow up from the floor of a cave.
  4. 11. The scientific study of caves and cave systems.
  5. 12. A type of landscape shaped by the dissolution of soluble rocks like limestone.
  6. 13. A mineral formed from dissolved calcium carbonate in water.
  7. 14. The process of wearing away rocks or land.
Down
  1. 1. A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a cave or other dissolution.
  2. 3. Heat energy from beneath the Earth's surface.
  3. 4. Mineral formations that hang down from the ceiling of a cave.
  4. 5. A sedimentary rock primarily composed of calcium carbonate, often involved in karst formation.
  5. 6. Spring A pool of water heated by the Earth's geothermal energy.
  6. 7. The process of rocks dissolving due to contact with water.
  7. 8. Natural underground chambers formed by the dissolution of rock.
  8. 10. A hot spring that intermittently erupts with a column of water.