14; Caves-Carlsberg Cavern

Question 1

______ is the downward movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces

Answer 1

Infiltration

Question 2

_______ is the ability of a solid to let fluids pass through it:

Answer 2

Permeability

Question 3

Boundary separating zone of aeration from saturated zone is the

Answer 3

water table

Question 4

_____ is an icicle-like pendant hanging from the ceiling of a cavern, formed by lime-rich water dripping off the ceiling:

Answer 4

stalactite

Question 5

Most of the monument-size figures in Carlsbad Caverns were formed by

Answer 5

Stalagmites

Question 6

The caverns at Carlsbad National Park were carved out by

Answer 6

sulfuric acid-rich underground water

Question 7

An upward-growing, conical rock formation created by dripping of mineral water onto the floor of the cave is a/an

Answer 7

stalagmite

Question 8

_____ are small nodules formed by line-rich water seeping uniformity out of the rock or speleothem:

Answer 8

Cave popcorns

Question 9

Carlsbad Caverns is a part of the Permian-age _____ reef complex:

Answer 9

Guadalupe

Question 10

Limestone cavities such as caves and caverns can be produced by ________.

Answer 10

Dissolution of limestone by groundwater continuing weak carbonic acid.