Cave Geology
What are cave formations made of?
Calcte, or gypsom
What do bats use to see and move around?
Sonar (or Echolocation)
When was the Bexar Grotto established?
1983/ 80s
What do you do at the end of EVERY rope you are about to decend?
Tie a knot
What Caves will we be going into at Carlsbad?
Sand Cave, Boyds Cave, Parks Ranch Cave, and Carlsbad Caverns.
There are Dripstone formations, but what are the other types of formations in caves?
Flowstones
What major sensory organ is often reduced or absent in cave animals?
Eyes
The world's oldest known cave art dates back to?
67,800 years ago
What do you do if a rock falls in the cave?
Yell ROCK
What type of bats are apart of the largest bat colony in the world?
Mexican Free tail bats
What is the name of the formation that hangs on the ceiling of the cave
Stalagtites
What are animals that live permanently in caves called?
Troglobites
When was the Aggie Grotto established?
1973/ 70s
What does SPAR stand for?
Small Party Assisted Rescue
What is the longest cave in the world?
Mammoth Cave
What is the chemical formula of calcite?
CaCO3
What does BCI stand for?
Bat Conservation International
Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota was established as the world's first cave national park on.
January 1903/ 1900s
What do you do if someone is feeling lightheaded
Give them some food/water and have them rest
Food & water/ Rest
What State has the longest cave in the world?
Kentucky
What is the chemical formual of Gypsum?
CaSO4 * 2H2O
What do cave crickets bring into caves that acts as a food source?
Guano
When was the texas cavern act passed?
June 13, 1979/ 70s
What do Texas Cavers use in vertical rope practices that not a lot of other states or countries use?
Rope Pad
How do you date cave formations?
radiometric methods/ Uranium-Thorium dating