Exploring Caves and Caverns

Exploring caves and caverns is like uncovering a secret underground world. Both caves and caverns are natural spaces beneath the earth’s surface. Did you know you can call a cavern a cave, but you shouldn’t call a cave a cavern? A cavern is a group of caves, connected by passages. They can stretch underground for miles and have huge rooms. A cave is a hollow space underground or inside a mountain or hill. It is usually formed when rainwater dissolves rock. The water has help. When rain soaks through the ground, it absorbs a gas from rotting plants. Now the water is a weak acid and becomes a rock eater. It will dissolve a soft rock called limestone. A tiny crack in limestone can become a hole. With rain, the…

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