Experience Caves Virtual Field Trip Worksheet

Answer the questions below as you visit each cave page.

Cave Geology Questions:

1. Solution Caves T/F: Solution caves are formed above water.

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2. Lava Tubes T/F: Lava tubes form when the upper crust of a lava flow hardens, or when a lava flow is blocked and the lava underneath keeps flowing.

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3. Sea Caves T/F: Most sea caves are formed in areas where the soil is soft.

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4. Erosional and Glacial Caves T/F: Erosianal caves are typically tall and narrow.

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5. The Virtual Cave: Visit several different areas of the cave. Describe two of the places you visited. What did it look like? What cave formations did you see?

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Life in Caves Questions:

1. Video #1: What are two possible reasons bats hang upside down?

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2. Video #2:Describe the three levels of cave adaptations.

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3. Video #3:Describe mutualism in your own words.

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4. Video #4:Name 3 adaptations of the Northern Cavefish to make a cave the ideal environment. Why do you think it is beneficial for these fish reproduce slowly?

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Carlsbad Caverns Questions:

1. What gear do you need to pack for a spelunking trip into Spider Cave? Which other tours do you want to take?

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2. Who discovered the shark fossil in Kentucky?

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3. When will scientists in "Journey into Amazing Caves" know if the sample collected will be useful for a cure?

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4. When Diana Northrup explored in Lecheguilla cave, how deep into the earth did she discover microbes?

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Wind Cave National Park Questions:

1. Wind Cave has several different types of speleothems. What are speleothems and how do they form? Describe 4 types that are found in Wind Cave.

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2. What are three observations you made while looking at the cave lake pictures? What do you think makes cave lakes unique?

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