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 stalactite is a hanging formation of mineral deposits, usually calcite, that forms from dripping water on the ceiling or roof of a cave. The opposite formation on the floor of a cave is called a stalagmite. Related: dripstone, calcite formation, cave formation.
- STALAGMITE /stəˈlæɡmaɪt/ · noun
- A stalagmite is a deposit of mineral matter, usually calcite, formed by dripping water on the floor of a cave or beneath a rock or overhang. It grows upward from the ground as mineral-rich water gradually deposits its dissolved contents. Related: cave formation, dripstone, calcite formation.
- LIMESTONE /ˈlaɪmstɔːn/ · noun
- A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate, often formed from the compacted shells and skeletal remains of marine organisms. It is widely used in construction and can be quarried for building stone, cement, and aggregate. Related: lime rock, calcareous rock, calcitic rock, calcite.
- GRANITE /ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun, adjective
- A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica, formed by the slow cooling of magma and widely used as a building and sculptural material. In figurative use, the word denotes exceptional hardness, permanence, or unyielding strength. Related: stone, rock.
- 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 /ˈsænd.stəʊn/ (British) /ˈsænd.stoʊn/ (US) · noun
- A sedimentary rock formed from grains of sand that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together by minerals. It commonly occurs in layers and may vary in color from pale yellow and brown to red. Related: sedimentary stone.
- MARBLE /ˈmɑːrbəl/ (US); /ˈmɑːbəl/ (UK) · noun, verb
- As a noun, marble is a hard, usually white or coloured stone used in sculpture, architecture, and decoration; it can also mean a small glass or stone ball used in children’s games. As a verb, it means to give something a streaked or marbled appearance, especially by blending or manipulating colours. Related: stone, sculpture, marblework, marble game.
- TUNNEL /ˈtʌnəl/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, an enclosed passageway, usually underground or through a mountain, hill, building, or other obstruction, that people, vehicles, or animals can pass through. As a verb, to excavate or pass through such a passageway. Related: passageway, underpass, conduit, shaft.
- GROTTO /ˈɡrɒtəʊ/ (British), /ˈɡrɑːtoʊ/ (US) · noun
- A small natural or artificial cave or hollow in rock, especially one near the sea. The word often suggests a picturesque, sheltered, or slightly mysterious cavern. Related: cave, cavern, hollow.
- 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 and verb
- As a noun, sediment is solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid or is deposited in layers by natural processes. As a verb, it means to form or settle as sediment. Related: deposit, silt, dregs, residue.
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