Caves Word Search
Caves, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: CAVERN, STALACTITE, STALAGMITE, LIMESTONE, GRANITE, BASALT, SANDSTONE, MARBLE, TUNNEL, GROTTO, ECOSYSTEM, SEDIMENT.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Caves word list, defined
- CAVERN /ˈkævərn/ · noun
- A large, deep cave, or a spacious chamber within a cave; more broadly, any vast, cavernous enclosed space resembling one. Related: grotto, cave, chamber, hollow.
- STALACTITE /ˈstæləktaɪt/ · noun
- A cone-shaped or icicle-shaped mass of mineral deposits hanging from the ceiling of a cave, formed by the slow accumulation of calcium carbonate from dripping water. Related: droplet, grotto, mineral deposit, stalagmite.
- STALAGMITE /ˈstæləɡmaɪt/ · noun
- A cone-shaped or icicle-shaped stalactite that hangs from the roof of a cave, formed by the accumulation of calcium carbonate from dripping water. Related: stalactite, cone, icicle, spire.
- LIMESTONE /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock that is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, often used as a building material. Related: marble, sandstone, granite, slate.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun
- A coarse-grained, light-colored, and extremely hard igneous rock, composed primarily of quartz and feldspar. Related: rock, stone, marble, limestone.
- BASALT /ˈbæsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɔːlt/ · noun
- A dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava at or near the Earth's surface; it is the most abundant rock in the oceanic crust. Related: lava rock, igneous rock, volcanic rock, traprock.
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑrbəl/ · noun
- A small, rounded mass of metamorphic rock, typically composed of calcium carbonate, often used in sculpture and architecture. A game played on a board with pieces made of this material. Related: stone, rock, agate, onyx.
- TUNNEL /tʌnəl/ · noun, verb
- A passage through or under something, especially a mountain or a road. To pass through or under something, especially a mountain or a road. Related: passage, underpass, subway, tunnel.
- GROTTO /ˈɡrɒtoʊ/ · noun
- A small cave or grot, especially one in a cliff or rock face, or a small artificial structure resembling one, often used as a feature in a garden or park. A small, enclosed space, especially one with a vaulted or domed roof. Related: cave, grot, hollow, cavern.
- ECOSYSTEM /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · noun
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, considered as a functioning unit. By extension, any complex network of interdependent elements that functions as a whole. Related: environment, habitat, biome, biosphere.
- SEDIMENT /ˈsɛdɪmənt/ · noun
- Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid or is deposited by a natural process, such as erosion or weathering. A deposit of material, such as sand or silt, that has been carried by a current of water and deposited in a new location. Related: deposit, sedimentation, alluvium, detritus.
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