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How do you Visit Carlsbad caverns as a claustrophobic?
People who are mildly claustrophobic may still enjoy a visit to Carlsbad Cavern. The main cave is huge with ceiling reaching over 250 feet. If the claustrophobic person feels OK in an enclosed space, like a shopping mall or theater, then he or she should do OK in Carlsbad Cavern. (There is an elevator ride to exit the cave, but it lasts only one minute.)
Do Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time?
No, stalagmites grow from the ground up. Stalactites hang from the roofs of caves.
What causes icicles to form in a cavern?
Caverns that form in limestone areas, due to rain water dissolving the limestone over millions of years, produce stalactites and stalagmites. Stalactites are icicle-like rock formations of deposited limestone hanging down from the cavern's roof. Stalagmites grow upwards from the cavern floor, due to the limestone solution dripping on the floor from the roof. In some cases, the stalactite and stalagmite joins in the middle to form a column.
Do stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern due to the deposit of minerals over time?
No those are stalagmites. stalactites grow from calcite (or mineral) deposits from water dripping from cracks from the ceiling. :) hope this helped
Is carlsbad caverns national park located in Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is over 300 miles from Carlsbad Caverns NP. El Paso would be a closer significant city.
What is the temperature in Carlsbad Cavern Caves?
Typically, the temperature within any cave remains relatively constant despite changing seasons and temperatures outside. A cave's temperature often reflects the average temperature of the land in which it exists, with deviation from that based on the elevation and size of the cave's entrance(s). The temperature of the caves within Carlsbad Caverns National Park ranges from 56°F (13°C) inside Carlsbad Cavern, the park's most famous tour cave, up to about 70°F. Within the park's large caves which extend to depths over 1000 feet (300 meters) from the surface, there may be a difference in temperature depending on the depth. For example, the temperature of the Big Room of Carlsbad Cavern, at a depth of 750 feet (about 230 meters) below the surface, is 56°F (13°C). (The Big Room, an area of 8.2 acres, is the most famous and most visited part of the cave.) But, in the cave chamber at the deepest known point of Carlsbad Cavern, called the Lake of the Clouds, an area not open to the public for several reasons, is 68°F. Without going into too much detail, the Big Room is unusually cold for a cave in the Guadalupe Mountains and that's because the enormous natural opening and the vast size of the rooms allows cold winter air to sink into the depths and becomes "trapped". Outdoors, Carlsbad Caverns National Park's average annual high temperature is 74°F and the average annual low temperature is 50°F with a mean annual temperature of 63°F. (In the summer,average highs are in the 90°s F, in the winter the average highs are in the 50°s and 60°s F.)
Is carlsbad caverns the biggest cave?
No; Mammoth Cave in KY is the world's longest known cave. Carlsbad has about 25 mi. mapped. Mammoth has over 390 mi. mapped.
Why are stalagmites and stalactites sedimentary rocks?
stalactites and stalagmites are sedimentary rock becausethey are made from sediment that as formed together. just like how igneous rock is formed by lava or magma that has cooled over time.
What the following can be caused by excessive pressure from overlying structures over a cavern?
sinkholes
How are stalagmites formed?
condensation from the ceiling drops water onto the ground and over the years it drops more and more water and the water dries and the minerals in it build up until it rises out of the ground .... stalagmites are rare as they come from the ground ... normally you find stalactites
What is the difference between a cavern and sinkhole?
A cavern is a large underground cave, and a sinkhole is part of the ground that has collapsed into a hole due to weight on top of it or because of the ground underneath it dissolving. A sinkhole might occur due to land being over a cavern when the cavern roof dissolves too small and the weight on top overcomes the strength of the land.
Which of the following can be caused by excessive pressure from overlying structures over a cavern?
sinkholes
