Cave Quiz

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* 1. Most caves around the world and at Horne Lake are formed inside of which rock?

Sandstone

Limestone

Flowstone

Granite

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* 2. What is the study of caves?

Geology

Hydrology

Speleology

Archeology

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* 3. Why do cavers try not to touch Calcite?

Dirt and oils stain the formation unnatural colors and blemish it's pristine beauty

Oils from our skin will repel water and inhibit future growth of the formation.

The crystal lattice network is crushed and growth is stunted.

All of the above

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* 4. What is the greek definition of a Stalactite?

That which mounds

That which drips

Underground spikes

That which resembles bacon

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* 5. What is a cave adapted lifeform that completes its full life cycle in absolute darkness known as?

Trogloxene

Troglophile

Troglobite

An Accidental

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* 6. How did the caves at Horne Lake Form?

Plate Tectonics and Seismic Activity created large fissures in the rock

Slightly acidic freshwater dissolving and eroding passageways through the bedrock over thousands of years

Lava flows cooling and creating tunnels

An ancient species of Giant Sloth burrowing networks of tunnels

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* 7. What are the speleothems in Horne Lake Caves made of?

Calcite

Minerals from bones and shells that were crushed and compacted into a rock which was dissolved in water and then recrystallized.

Calcium Carbonate

All of the above

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* 8. What is the most common life form spotted year round in Horne Lake's Caves?

Bats

Daddy Long Legs (Harvestmen)

Square-Legged Camel Crickets (A.K.A. Cave Crickets)

Western Red-backed Salamander

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* 9. What is a Karst Landscape?

Any landscape that has caves

A landscape with sedimentary rocks

A landscape where water disappears underground

A landscape comprised of water soluble rock that features sinkholes, grikes, disappearing/reappearing streams and caves

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* 10. If going caving the most important thing to have is

A map of the cave

2 or 3 sources of light

Proper clothing and a helmet

Emergency Plan (Someone who knows where you went and when you will be back)

All of the above