CAVES AND KARSTS

Karsts are characterized by all BUT...

• caves

• sinkholes

• underground drainage

• plateaus

Karsts are located on ____% of the land surface.

• 25%

• 45%

• 10%

• 75%

What Tennessee city is underlain by karst?

• Memphis

• Nashville

• Knoxville

• Chattanooga

What is the longest cave?

• Mammoth

• Shenandoah

• Tuckaleechee

• Crystal

What state has the most caves?

• Alabama

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

What type of rock is most associated with cave formation?

• basalt

• granite

• limestone

• diorite

The relative humidity in caves is about _____

• 75%

• 100%

• 50%

• 25%

The temperatures in caves....

• change almost daily

• remain almost constant

• depend greatly on the weather outside

• cannot be predicted

Cave formations caused by dripping water contain _____

• salt

• minerals

• limestone

• gypsum

Troglobites live their whole lives _____

• in the water

• in darkness

• without air

• alone