BJU Earth Science: Chapter 17

icicle-like speleothem that hangs down from a cave's ceiling

Naturally occurring underground space

a conical speleothem that grows from a cave's floor

What feature of a water molecule makes it a “universal solvent”?

Rocks that contain many cracks and open spaces between their particles are

A region that has undergone chemical weathering of solid rock on the surface & underground

Hard water

Bowl-shaped depression where a cave ceiling collapses

speleothem that forms when a stalagmite and stalactite grow together

Part of a cave's ceiling left after the rest has collapsed

What is the name for a professional cave scientist