Cavern Geology Lesson Plan: page 20
Cavern Geology | Cavern Life | People & Caverns | School Program | Kids Pages


Cavern Geology


Speleothem Crossword



ACROSS DOWN
1. Looks like a frozen waterfall 2. Rises from the ground under a stalactite
3. One of nature's little pools 4. Looks like cloth hanging from the walls
5. These are not the kind used for jewelry 6. A thin calcite tube that becomes a stalactite
8. The mineral that speleothems in limestone caverns are made of 7. What leaves the calcium bicarbonate solution in order for the calcite to be deposited
9. A drapery with reddish-brown coloring 10. A connected stalactite and stalagmite
12. What brings calcite into the cave 11. It starts out as a soda straw and hangs from the ceiling
Cavern Geology Lesson Plan: page 20
© Sierra Nevada Recreation Corporation. All rights reserved.