1. CAVES
Karst Cave, China

2. What are Caves
• Natural opening in the ground
• Large enough for a person to enter
• Different shapes and sizes
• Home to animals
Phong Nha Cave, Vietnam

3. Types of Caves
• Solution
• Lava
• Sea
• Glacier
Devetashka Cave, Bulgaria

4. Solution Caves
• Most frequently occurring
• Mostly located in limestone
• Formed by rainwater
• Stalactites
• Stalagmites
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

5. Lava Caves
• Lava Tubes
•Volcanic Activity
Subway cave, California

6. Sea Caves
• Formed by Waves
• Found in Coastal Areas
• Erosion
Sea Cave, Greece

7. Glacier Caves
• Formed by Glacier Melting
• Ice Caves
•Constantly Changing
Guyot Glacier, Alaska

8. Cave – inhabiting Animals
• Troglobites
• Troglophiles
• Trogloxene

9. Records
• Greatest Total Length
• Mammoth Cave, Kentucky …………………. 390 Miles long
• Longest Underwater Cave
• Sistema Sac Actun, Mexico ………………………. 134 Miles Long
• Deepest Cave
• Veronya Cave, Abkhazia ………………………….. 7,188 Feet Deep
• Largest Room
• Sarawak Chamber, Malaysia ……………….. 2,297 by 1,312 ft. and 260 ft. high
Giant Crystal cave, Mexico