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Caves

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Caves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff.

stalactite

stalagmite

cave

karst

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The exploration of caves, especially as a hobby. 

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spelunking

drapery

karst

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A rock structure hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cave that forms a point.  It is formed of calcium carbonate deposited by dripping water.

stalactite

stalagmite

helictite

karst

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mound or tapering (it comes to a point) column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium carbonate deposited by dripping water.

stalactite

stalagmite

helictite

karst

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cave deposit that has a branching, curved, or spiralled shape and may grow in any direction in seeming defiance of gravity.

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stalagmite

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karst

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Among the most beautiful of cave formations, these structures cling to a surface as they stream slowly downward.  They are deposited in thin sheets.  Ripples and folds in the structures often remind people of cloth that hangs from windows.

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karst

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drapery

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A small animal that normally lives entirely in the dark parts of caves, often with no functioning eyes or no pigmentation.  Some of these types of animals include spiders, fish, and salamanders.

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troglobite

helictite

drapery

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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