Spelunking is Cool
This cave is the most common in the world.
What are limestone caves? (solution caves)
The hot, molten rock that comes out of a volcano.
What is lava?
When a glacier breaks off, it is called this.
What is calving?
Some animals that live in caves are ___________ and rely on sound, touch, and smell to find food.
What is blind?
This layer is solid because of the intense pressure it is under.
What is the inner core?
These hang from cave ceilings.
What are stalactities?
The name of the opening where lava comes out of a volcano.
What is a vent?
True or False:
As a glacier moves, the rocks and soil in the lower layers act like sandpaper against the Earth.
What is true?
True or False:
NH was once covered by a glacier.
What is true?
This is the only layer that has life.
What is the crust?
These build up from cave floors.
What are stalagmites?
Something good that can come from volcanic eruptions.
What are: nutrient rich soil, mineral deposits, or creating new land?
Name one of the two types of glaciers.
What is continental or alpine?
Name a natural disaster, other than a volcano, responsible for tsunamis.
What are earthquakes or glacial movement?
There are _______ layers inside the Earth.
What is four?
This acid mixes with ground water to carve out caves.
What is carbonic acid?
The name of a huge wave that strikes the coast when a volcano under water erupts.
What is a tsunami?
When water freezes, it takes up ________ space.
What is more?
The name for a person that explores caves.
What is a spelunker or caver?
These large masses move to create mountains.
What are tectonic plates?
The name of the first zone of a cave that has the most light.
What is the Twilight Zone?
The name given to volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time.
What is dormant?
Glaciers cut out ______-shaped valleys.
What are U?
What is the darkest zone of a cave that is the farthest inside?
What is the Constant Temperature Zone?
NH's mountains are this kind of mountain.
What are fold mountains?