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Cave knowledge quiz - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 6 times
- The average score is 5 of 42
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Formation that hangs from the ceiling | Stalactite | 100%
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| Formation that grows from the ground | Stalagmite | 100%
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| Ion released when carbonic acid dissolves limestone | Calcium | 50%
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| Weak acid in rainwater that forms caves | Carbonic acid | 25%
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| Structure formed when stalactite and stalagmite join | Column | 25%
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| Air movement driven by temperature differences | Convection | 25%
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| Loss of pigmentation in cave animals is called | Albinism | 25%
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| Landscape of sinkholes and caves | Karst | 25%
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| Caves formed by lava flows | Lava tube | 25%
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| Rock type most large caves form in | Limestone | 25%
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| General term for cave formations | Speleothems | 25%
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| Cave without sunlight | Aphotic | 0%
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| Rock layer that blocks water | Aquiclude | 0%
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| Rock layer that allows water flow | Aquifer | 0%
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| Mineral replacing calcite in some caves | Aragonite | 0%
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| Mineral formula of calcite | CaCO3 | 0%
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| Mineral in stalactites/stalagmites | Calcite | 0%
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| Underground room inside a cave | Chamber | 0%
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| Type of weathering that forms limestone caves | Chemical | 0%
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| Organisms that feed on minerals instead of sunlight | Chemoautotrophs | 0%
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| Underground drainage network in a karst | Conduit | 0%
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| Loss of CO2 from dripping water is called | Degassing | 0%
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| Mineral replacing calcite in some caves | Dolomite | 0%
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| Speleothem growth depends strongly on this factor | Drip rate | 0%
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| Process where water dissolves rock | Erosion | 0%
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| Mineral replacing calcite in some caves | Gypsum | 0%
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| Sideways-growing cave formation | Helictite | 0%
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| Water pressure that enlarges phreatic caves | Hydrostatic | 0%
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| Cave formed by sulfuric acid is called | Hypogenic | 0%
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| Annual growth layer in speleothems | Laminae | 0%
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| Mineral replacing calcite in some caves | Magnesite | 0%
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| Longest cave system in the world | Mammoth caves | 0%
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| Ice cave formed in glaciers | Moulin | 0%
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| Cave passage formed under pressure below water table | Phreatic tube | 0%
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| Vertical cave shaft | Pit | 0%
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| Process where calcite comes out of solution | Precipitation | 0%
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| Crystal growth form of calcite | Rhombohedral | 0%
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| Mineral replacing calcite in some caves | Silica | 0%
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| Thin hollow stalactite type | Straw | 0%
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| Animals that live only in caves | Troglobite | 0%
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| Cave zone with some light | Twilight zone | 0%
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| Cave passage formed above water table | Vasose passage | 0%
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