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Crossword – Caves and Karst

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After reading the Caves and Karst edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.

Crossword – Caves and Karst

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Caves and Karst Natural Inquirer - Vol. 20 No. 1

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  • canopy

    (ka nə pē): A protective covering: such as, the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest.

  • climate

    (klī mǝt): The average weather conditions of a particular place or region over a period of years.

  • conductance

    (kən dək tən(t)s): The readiness with which gases pass into and out of a leaf’s surface.

  • erode

    (i rōd): To wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice.

  • geomorphic

    (jē ə mȯr fik): Relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth’s surface.

  • hibernacula

    (hī bər na kyə lə): (singular: hibernaculum) Shelters occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot).

  • insectivore

    (in sek tə vȯr): An organism that feeds mainly on insects.

  • leach

    (lēch): To dissolve out a substance by the action of a percolating liquid.

  • nutrient

    (nü trē ǝnt): A substance or ingredient that promotes growth, provides energy, and maintains life.

  • paleontologist

    (pā lē än tä lə jist): A scientist who studies the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains.

  • pathogen

    (path ǝ jǝn): A germ (such as a bacterium or virus) that causes disease.

  • scat

    (skat): Animal fecal droppings.

  • sediment

    (se dǝ mǝnt): Material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.

  • sinkhole

    (siŋk hōl): A hollow in a limestone region that is related to a cave or underground passage.

  • soluble

    (säl yə bəl): Capable of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid, especially water.

  • speleothem

    (spē lē ō thǝm): A cave formation formed by groundwater.

  • supernatural

    (sü pər na chə rəl): Something attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

  • taxa

    (tak sə): (singular: taxon) The name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of naming.

  • transmission

    (tran(t)s mi shən): The process of transferring from one person, animal, or place, to another.

  • velocity

    (və lä sə tē): Speed of movement.

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